I feel very, very distanced from it.
Country superstarMaren Morrisis ready to explore new horizons.
“But it’s burning itself down without my help.”
Maren Morris.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
These days, the musician explained, she doesn’t relate to what is considered country.
I feel very, very distanced from it."
“Everything you do is looked at under a microscope.
You’re scrutinized more than your male peers, even when you’re doing well,” Morris said.
A lot of the drama within the community, I’ve chosen to step outside out of it."
“But I’ve kind of said everything I can say,” she continued.
Morris noted that she felt the shift in country occur in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Morris added that many will take her stepping back from country as a win.
“And I would say, ‘Feel free.
Go ahead,'” she said.
“I don’t want to have an adversarial relationship to country music.
I still find myself weirdly wanting to protect it.
But it’s not a family member.
So it’s a lot of deep deconstructing that I’m still unraveling.”
She has examined that relationship with her new material onThe Bridge.
“But also knowing there’s a thread of hope as you get to the other side.
It’s so futile.
I choose happiness.'”
The Bridgeis out now.
