“Music was such a gift to me during the last few years,” the country star says.
And now she’s ready to share that gift.
Those are the wordsMaren Morris, who is undoubtedly still on her way up, chooses to live by.
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It’s an idea that’d sat with her since her upbringing.
“It was very formative ’90s music for me.”
Specifically, Morris can recall the first time she heard women in country music.
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“I think I really immediately saw myself in them, especially the Chicks, being from Texas.
They didn’t take themselves too seriously, but they were the sharpest songwriters in the game.
I definitely saw myself in them.
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And still do.”
And all along the way, she continued to make her own music.
A few years into her journey now, Morris is still growing as an artist.
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In 2020 she gave birth to her first child.
But being empathetic doesn’t mean she’s willing to accept hate.
Morris has made headlines more than once withher clapbacksto rude messages on social media.
Once you’ve got the option to find power in criticism, what’s next?
For Morris, the answer is simple: hope.
WithHumble Quest, she wanted to give the world a pick-me-up.
I was writing songs at the time that were reflective of that trauma.
That’s how the whole record came to be."
But hey, at least she’s back.
