{"id":1313252,"date":"2019-08-06T22:01:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T04:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1809832"},"modified":"2019-08-06T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T04:01:54","slug":"how-sasha-mcveigh-wove-some-j-k-rowling-wisdom-into-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/how-sasha-mcveigh-wove-some-j-k-rowling-wisdom-into-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sasha McVeigh Wove Some J.K. Rowling Wisdom Into a Song"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 9m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

In the middle of the night one night, as Sasha McVeigh was scrolling through Pinterest, she saw a quote from best-selling Harry Potter<\/em> author J. K. Rowling. It said, \u201cRock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was inspired almost instantaneously, I had a melody and a lyric in my head. I jumped out of bed, grabbed my guitar and started writing,\u201d McVeigh told CMT.com. \u201cRock bottom is a curious thing. It sucks and it can be soul destroying but, for me, after a while it became almost a solace. I found great comfort in knowing this was as low as I could go and I felt this sense building inside me to want to climb back out.\u201d<\/p>\n

McVeigh was born and raised in Hereford, Herefordshire in the United Kingdom, and says that \u201cRock Bottom\u201d for her was when she started her journey to get to Nashville. \u201cBack in 2015, I started the process of applying for my green card to be able to move to Nashville. Then in the first week of 2016, I found out that I wasn\u2019t able to travel to the United States until my green card was approved,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt was a huge set back, because what transpired were a lot of delays with the process, which meant I had to cancel my summer tour and all sorts of opportunities and obligations I had for that year.\u201d<\/p>\n

But coming up out of that rock bottom allowed McVeigh to appreciate the things she might\u2019ve otherwise taken for granted. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer that our struggles can help make us the people were are, and rather than be ashamed of them, we should celebrate them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then came the video, which she made down in Murfreesboro, a little bit south of Nashville. \u201cQuinton Cook (the director) found this awesome dilapidated cabin out in a secluded field\/forest area, that had this retro television set and all these old books scattered on the floor. It was the perfect location for the song and the concept I had in my head,\u201d she said, adding that even the unexpected visit from the baby vultures nesting in the cabin didn\u2019t dampen her enthusiasm for the shoot.<\/p>\n

When McVeigh first arrived in Nashville \u2014 right after her rock bottom \u2014 she met Jerrod Niemann when they were both performing at Country Jam USA in Wisconsin. \u201cHe saw my set, we got to talking afterwards and I happened to mention that I adored his song \u2019What Do You Want?\u2019 He asked me if I knew the harmony part, I said yes, and he basically handed me the microphone and said, \u2019It\u2019s the sixth song in my set, I want you to sing harmony on it with me.\u2019 I\u2019ll never forget that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since McVeigh has already made a long list of her country music dreams come true, she\u2019s starting to think about what to add to her bucket list. Call it her Someday Wish List:<\/p>\n

1. Record a CMT Crossroads<\/em> episode with Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

2. Collaborate with Zac Brown Band, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Wyatt Durrette, Emily Weisband and Liz Rose<\/p>\n

3. Play at the Grand Ole Opry, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Royal Albert Hall and Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a><\/div>\n

via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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