The Snow Owls have flown fromThe Masked Singernest once and for all.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa, on the show you said you cried when you first saw the costumes.
Then we got to see them in real life.
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They walked in with these costumes, and it really made me cry.
It brought tears to my eyes, because they were just magnificent.
The [costume] designer, Marina [Toybina], is so brilliant.
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She gives such character to all of these characters, with little nuances and little things.
I think what hit me was the eyes on these owls.
There were [these] little expressions that were subtle, but beautiful and sweet.
It was just quite a moment.
I’ll never forget it.
That was the plan.
But you know what, that’s the nature of the show.
We were so happy to be a part of it and go as far as we did.
But it was challenging being in that thing.
But it was a lot of fun.
I was holding Clint’s hand a lot.
Who was your famous friend in your last clue package?BLACK:That’s Steve Wariner.
He is a dear friend, and we’ve known him forever.
He’s a legend in our business.
Steve was one of only a few people who knew we were doing the show.
Who were the others?HARTMAN BLACK:Our daughter.BLACK:Yeah, our daughter and Lisa’s sister.
That was about it though.HARTMAN BLACK:That was fun for us.
I mean, we’ve been asked was it hard [to keep it a secret]?
It really wasn’t.
It was so much fun to go to the set incognito head-to-toe.
Nobody could tell who was who or anything.
And just having to live that life for as long as we were there.
It just became second nature.BLACK:We had to keep reminding ourselves it was okay to dress like ourselves.
We were sweating and going, oh Ken, stop being funny.
We’re so hot and sweaty in there.
And I know Ken, he’s so funny.
He’s weaving this humor, and doing that whole thing, which is hilarious.
But we’re also thinking, I’m sweating in here, you know?
But yeah, that guess of Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara… That’s good stuff.
And he said, “Are you guys Snow Owls?”
And I said, “Oh they’re a hoot aren’t they?”
And he still doesn’t know, but his wife is sure.
And of course on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram the fans are all certain.
I know, I know.
You don’t have to say.
I know you’re free to’t say, but I know it’s you."
So I just said, “We’re going out to L.A. to tape a music show.”
And then they would always ask which one.
So I would say, “Oh, it’s not placed yet.
It’s going to be a Netflix show or Amazon or something.
They don’t have a place and so they don’t even have a title.”
And that was a big lie.
I hear you’re releasing a single together inspired by your time on the show.
Tell me about that.BLACK:Yeah, it’ll be available for streaming on December 3.
It’s called “Till the End of Time.”
Then I thought I should write us a new duet.
We should record something.
We enjoyed singing together again, and Lisa was up for it.
People can buy a ticket to watch it live from home.
Would you consider doing a full Snow Owls album?BLACK:A Snow Owlbum.
Were you sad to leave the show when you did?HARTMAN BLACK:Oh yes.
We were just glad to be involved as long as we could.
That’s what I’m supposed say I don’t really mean that.
I wanted to stay and perform a couple more.
And all the people involved it’s just really something special.
“Till the End of Time” will be available to pre-order and pre-save on Nov. 12.
Fans can purchase tickets to Black’s Dec. 2 show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium atClintBlack.com.
