When country music star Maren Morris voiced support for the LBGTQ community, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She did not realise it at the time, but she was speaking up for herself, too.
โWhen you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you havenโt explored that part of yourself โฆ is now the right time for me to tell everyone [that] while Iโm married, โHi, Iโm also attracted to womenโ?โ
The Grammy winner, who has also stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and with immigrants, has experienced drastic life changes throughout the past year, including her divorce from singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd. These experiences shaped Dreamsicle, her fourth studio album, which is out now.
โThereโs a freedom that Iโve found in this album thatโs a new version of what I thought I had,โ Morris explained. โItโs just more wise and lived in. And maybe part of thatโs just like being in your thirties โ you just donโt care as much.โ