Country star Maren Morris talks about Dreamsicle, and why it is more than a divorce album
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.
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'I just maybe, internally, hadn't had the bravery to go there in myself, and say the words out loud,' said Morris, who
recently came out as bisexual
'When you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you haven't explored that part of yourself … is now the right time for me to tell everyone [that] while I'm married, 'Hi, I'm also attracted to women'?'
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.
'There's a freedom that I've found in this album that's a new version of what I thought I had,' Morris explained. 'It's just more wise and lived in. And maybe part of that's just like being in your thirties – you just don't care as much.'
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