{"id":16039,"date":"2019-06-18T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1808153"},"modified":"2019-06-18T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:16:18","slug":"if-your-close-your-eyes-you-can-hear-maren-morris-loud-and-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/if-your-close-your-eyes-you-can-hear-maren-morris-loud-and-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"If Your Close Your Eyes, You Can Hear Maren Morris Loud and Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">1m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are some very sexy pictures. And we get that that may not be everybody\u2019s cup of tea.<\/p>\n<p>But guess what. If you can truly just \u201cread it for the article,\u201d then you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised by how revealing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/maren-morris\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Maren Morris<\/a> can be with her words alone in <em>Playboy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you don\u2019t want to go buy a copy or go to the website to read the piece where it lives, you can trust that the highlights we pulled give you a thorough look at Morris\u2019 20 answers to the 20 questions. (And we read the story all the way to the end.)<\/p>\n<p>And if you think about it, the most powerful tool Morris has is not her looks. It\u2019s her words. And here\u2019s what she said that had us feeling really empowered and really glad that she bared her soul:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted people to know I\u2019m still that girl, but I\u2019m growing up and I\u2019m okay with being vulnerable. It\u2019s not a weakness. When you find an equal in your life, it\u2019s not you giving up anything or any part of you; it\u2019s sharing your whole self with another whole self. It took me a second to realize that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s strength in the femininity of needing someone but also in having the confidence to ask for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"7b525d17\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_45341-1560888832.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"IMG_4534(1)\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait\" alt><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWomen in this industry are often pitted against each other. It\u2019s not our fault, but we internalize it, because that\u2019s what women do. We take on the weight, because we\u2019re always so quick to apologize and make peace when we should be like, \u2019Actually, this is their issue, not ours. We need to figure this out. It\u2019s not our fault there are so few slots that we turn on each other.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019What\u2019s it like to be a woman in the music industry today?\u2019 is the question I\u2019m most sick of being asked. My husband (Ryan Hurd) is an artist as well, and no one ever asks him what it\u2019s like to be a man in the industry today. What would he say? \u2019Same as it ever was.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love for people to do their research and know that I\u2019m not just an artist. I started as a writer and wrote for other artists, and I co-produced my last two albums. I don\u2019t get a ton of questions about my work in that realm. It\u2019s always, \u2019So you changed your hair and, like, how crazy is that?\u2019 It\u2019s like, (expletive), I produced my album, thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I\u2019m right, sometimes I\u2019m wrong \u2014 but most of the time I\u2019ve been right. It comes from studying in the \u2019university\u2019 of Nashville songwriting and learning from people who were better than me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a perfectionist until I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"e536c8b4\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4532-1560888874.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"IMG_4532\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait\" alt><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just trying to say, while I have the success and while I\u2019m here, why aren\u2019t any of my friends getting played? I want to shine a light while I have it and not let it be just about me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will always be traditionalists in every genre who try to hold on to the old. I have respect for that, because there\u2019s so much about country music \u2014 classic country music \u2014 that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good for our genre to cross-pollinate, because it makes for better music. It\u2019s keeping everyone on their toes and not regurgitating the same kind of art on the conveyor belt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m shooting real high, I would love to sing with Beyonc\u00e9. That\u2019s the pinnacle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime someone is courageous or doesn\u2019t try to blend in, it pisses people off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get only one life here, and if I\u2019m going to be a musician and do this thing I\u2019ve been given a gift for, I would like people to know what I believe in. This is where I stand, this is what I want, this is the world I want my kids to live in. That\u2019s why I speak up when I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year I\u2019m trying to peel back my layers emotionally \u2014 and I guess physically.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"9231f822\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_4533-1560888951.png?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"IMG_4533\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait\" alt><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sick of the standards we\u2019ve been forced into, and it scares me that I\u2019m getting so fed up with certain norms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m growing up, and that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean becoming more mature or wiser or buttoning things up a bit more. Sometimes it\u2019s letting it all be a little more freewheeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so easy to fall in love, but to stay in love and to fall deeper into love? That\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like when I scare the absolute (expletive) out of myself like that. That\u2019s when I feel sexy. That\u2019s what gets me off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA selfish lover is a no-go from the get-go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last time <em>Playboy<\/em> featured a female country artist was when they put Dolly Parton on the cover in October 1978.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1808153\/if-your-close-your-eyes-you-can-hear-maren-morris-loud-and-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 1m ago Yes, there are some very sexy pictures. And we get that that may not be everybody\u2019s cup of tea. But guess what. If you can truly just \u201cread it for the article,\u201d then you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised by how revealing Maren Morris can be with her words alone in Playboy. 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