Trans Alt-Country Singer Jenni Rose Is Finally Happy as Her True Self

For 36 years, she “tried to be anything but a trans person.”

Jenni Rose, screen capture by the author from Rolling Stone.com, cropped by the author

Some folks experience a hard-knock life due to an unfortunate roll of the dice or a series of near misses. As the old saying goes, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.”

Others, like Jenni Rose, consciously choose the rockier path. And then, because they can no longer deny who they truly are, they inadvertently make an already challenging road ahead 10-times more difficult.

Setting the stage…

As a career music-biz professional, I know that pursuing a career as a purveyor of alt-country (aka “cowpunk”) comes with its own set of built-in guarantees.

First, you can be sure that your maximum potential fan base will be limited in size, a mere fraction of a pop, hip-hop, or mainstream country audience.

Few radio formats feature alt-country — which fits less within the mainstream country genre and more under the catch-all Americana umbrella.

These factors combine to suggest that it’s highly unlikely you’ll be hanging gold or platinum plaques on your wall.

It also means that, in order to survive and sustain any career at all, you’ll be spending the…