As 9-1-1 hops from Austin to Nashville, LeAnn Rimes had some advice from a franchise veteran before joining the latest Ryan Murphy spin-off series.

The 2x Grammy winner, who plays country singer Dixie Bennings in ABC ‘s 9-1-1: Nashville , said she recently explained how she bought “into the craziness of this show” after talking with 9-1-1: Lone Star alum Rob Lowe .

“I was talking the other day to Rob Lowe and he was talking about how, ‘If you want reality, you don’t go to this series. We have the craziest rescues, which is what’s so interesting,'” recalled Rimes to Us Weekly . “We’ll be like, ‘There’s no way this has happened before in real life.’ Then they’ll show us the articles because they’re pulling from real life situations.”

Lowe starred as Capt. Owen Stra

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