{"id":1317305,"date":"2019-12-17T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1815819"},"modified":"2019-12-17T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T22:00:14","slug":"ingrid-andress-im-a-sucker-for-all-emotional-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/ingrid-andress-im-a-sucker-for-all-emotional-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingrid Andress: \u201cI\u2019m a Sucker For All Emotional Songs\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:686329?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n14m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Andress emerged as a new voice in country music with this year\u2019s poignant single, \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine.\u201d A world traveler at heart, the thoughtful singer-songwriter caught up with <em>CMT Hot 20 Countdown<\/em> host Katie Cook in New York City for a chat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CMT: So, Ingrid, you\u2019ve been a songwriter for a while. In fact, I understand that you didn\u2019t really want to start your artist career until you truly felt ready. What was the turning point, when you were like, \u201cIt\u2019s time\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Andress: I think when I started to write songs that were more true to my own stories. When I started songwriting, I just kind of wrote about whatever everybody else wanted to write about. And it was fun, but I think the more that I started learning about who I really was as a person and what I cared about, I started making my songs a little more personal. And it became harder and harder to give them away to other artists because they were just \u2014 they were my stories. And so I was like, \u201cOK, I think it\u2019s time now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcltiMbRE_k\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcltiMbRE_k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Yeah. So it\u2019s about making it more personal. I mean, if you\u2019re going to be up on stage delivering it every night you\u2019ve got to connect, right? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. If you\u2019re an artist, hopefully you\u2019ll be singing your songs for years and years to come. And if you don\u2019t actually connect to what you\u2019re saying, I can\u2019t imagine what that would be like \u2014 having to sing about something that you don\u2019t actually personally relate to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you learn during that time of just being a writer that you realize now was actually great prep for where you are now as a writer and an artist? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think as a writer, you think a lot more about the story you\u2019re telling and why you\u2019re telling it, as opposed to if you\u2019re just singing about something that you don\u2019t really know about. You\u2019re just kind of like, \u201cOh, well, this sounds pretty.\u201d But I feel like there\u2019s a different emotion that comes with singing something that you have experienced and have taken the time to write out and figure out the best way to tell the story. <\/p>\n<p>So I feel like I appreciate the fact that I can just sit down and write about how I\u2019m feeling and know that I will probably still be feeling that when I go on stage. And even if I\u2019m not, I know that emotion is real because I\u2019m a sucker for all emotional songs. It\u2019s all about the feeling to me. If I don\u2019t feel it, then it\u2019s not right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4iRnQ6AmBR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve seen on your socials that you\u2019re not afraid to definitely be yourself. Not afraid to shoot a little tequila, maybe even shoot the bird to somebody if necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(laughing) Oh no.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I guess what I\u2019m getting at is you seem pretty fearless and I really dig that about you. Would you describe yourself that way?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mean, there are a lot of things that I\u2019m scared of. If I really give myself time to overthink everything, I feel like I analyze everything. But at the same time, though, at the end of the day, you\u2019re just kind of stuck with you. And so you either can appreciate that or hate it. And I find it more enjoyable to just appreciate who you are as a person. Trying to be something you\u2019re not is so much work. It\u2019s so tiring. I just would rather appreciate who I am.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gr9VJkiDG4I?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gr9VJkiDG4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>I have a great quote from you here: \u201cI\u2019m not trying to be a rebel, but I am putting myself on the line because that\u2019s who I am. The goal is to connect to people. And that moment is all I want.\u201d You definitely are connecting to people right now. There\u2019s no question about that. How do you think that approach is helping you connect with fans? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think if everybody is honest with themselves, everybody wants to connect with other people just being themselves. I guess it\u2019s more of me trying to let people know that you can do that. You don\u2019t have to be this thing that Hollywood or society tells you that you need to be in order for people to like you. <\/p>\n<p>I think people will like you when you\u2019re being genuine. None of us are perfect. I think embracing that and accepting it is the first step. I hope that people are connecting because I\u2019m being honest with them. And I will never say something or do things that I don\u2019t actually feel or don\u2019t actually want to do. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4WH7mkhOwb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Is \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine\u201d about a real relationship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kind of, yeah. The last time I brought somebody to meet my family was back in college and they loved him so much and they still ask about him. This was like 10 years ago, by the way. They\u2019re like, \u201cOh, what is this guy doing?\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cOh, he hates me now because I totally broke his heart.\u201d They still ask about him though. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re like, \u201cHe was our favorite.\u201d So I feel like because they held on so tightly to that relationship, it\u2019s made me have to rethink now, like, \u201cOK, if I do bring this person home, I don\u2019t want to have to relive this whole thing of them being attached.\u201d So it was definitely from a real place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did your dad really check the tires and pour him a whiskey?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, my dad definitely checks tires for sure. He\u2019s totally into the whole mechanics of it. The whiskey thing, he probably wouldn\u2019t want to get the guy drunk because he is going to ask him so many questions. So that was more of me being like, my dad\u2019s a cool dad. You know, he can do that. But really? He\u2019d be, like, grilling them the whole time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_A8Zjwr9m0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_A8Zjwr9m0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>With the video, you went pretty literal with \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine,\u201d whereas \u201cLady Like\u201d was a little more kind of abstract. So tell me what your thinking was with \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine.\u201d You really seem to just want to tell the story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t want the music video to take away from the lyrics and how \u201cstoryteller\u201d they were. \u201cLady Like,\u201d I feel like was more of my own personal anthem, hoping that other people related to it. So I wanted people to interpret that how they wanted. <\/p>\n<p>But for \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine,\u201d it is a straight-up story song and I wanted people to feel that emotion of like, \u201cOh yeah, I have brought somebody back to meet my family and this was the reaction, and if it didn\u2019t work out\u2026\u2019 I just wanted everybody to cry, honestly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, you made us cry. You did a really good job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OK, good. Mission accomplished!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6BC_R6BADZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re still a new artist. And I\u2019m wondering, where would you like to see yourself in five years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, who knows? Honestly, I\u2019m here for a good time. I would love to just keep traveling and experiencing different cultures and meeting new people. I feel like that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always loved doing. That\u2019s what I grew up doing. And as long as I get to keep doing that and sharing new perspectives and stories, that\u2019s really all I care about. <\/p>\n<p>I mean, I do want to be the voice of an animated character at some point. So if we can all make that happen, that would be great.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of character?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like probably a Pixar movie. \u2026 They would have to be funny. Not a romantic interest. Hate that. Like a Dory of a movie, you know? \u2026I just need that in my life. <\/p>\n<p><strong>We need to make this happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah. So if we could do that, that would be great. And then I\u2019ll retire. And that will be it.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815819\/ingrid-andress-im-a-sucker-for-all-emotional-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 14m ago Ingrid Andress emerged as a new voice in country music with this year\u2019s poignant single, \u201cMore Hearts Than Mine.\u201d A world traveler at heart, the thoughtful singer-songwriter caught up with CMT Hot 20 Countdown host Katie Cook in New York City for a chat. 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