Country singer Kacey Musgraves spoke to GQ about her upcoming album
Golden Hour, out March 30.
It feels like you've left the town your first two albums focused on.Exactly. I tried to approach the writing in a different way this time. I was still being as discerning about and picky about lyrics. I'm kind of a lyrics snob, meaning, to myself. I like to beat myself up. I love turn of phrase, I love wit, I love sarcasm. I love all those clever little songs that get wrapped up in a bow, but I feel like I've done that, many times. As much as I love that, I just don't want that to define me. I just think there are other colors that I could paint with that are really fun.
You've sang with Dolly, but how can we get you and Trixie to collaborate?Dude, how cool would it be to do like... I've always wanted to be a judge on Drag Race. How fun would it be to do a live mashup of one of [Trixie's] songs and "Dime Store Cowgirl." Or "Follow Your Arrow," duh.
What about fame scares you?
There are a lot of artists out there that make decisions based on what will get them "more and more famous." That's a very dangerous perspective to have. Fame is a byproduct of being good at something that you love.
I like living within my means. Of course, I love the occasional handbag or whatever. Being able to not have a worry about money is a luxury. That's a wonderful thing this day and age. A lot of people can't say that they have that.
[But fame is] the driving factor for a lot of people. I think that's really iffy. There's a lot of blurred lines there. The only thing that drives me is creativity. I love having a strong core and idea of who I am. I feel like I've been really good at keeping my feet on the ground, and keeping honest people around me. I sometimes see tinges of that around me in other people that have gone a little too far away from that. I don't really like that.
I love the real things in life, the simple small things. Sometimes when you're gone all the time in an industry that focuses largely on yourself, it can feel selfish to talk about yourself all the time. It's my face out there. I just don't want that to ever become imbalanced. I guess I'm weirdly over-fearful of a shift ever happening.
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