“I feel very grounded where I’m at.
I feel very, like, at peace.
I’m in my mid-30s now, and I just went through a little bit of a rough period.
Said rough patch is not the only time in her life that Musgraves has experienced hardship.
Like anyone else, the singer is no stranger to tragedy.
I’m like, ‘Well then, f***ing play it!'”
Ultimately, though, Musgraves didn’t let the criticism get to her.
“Certain kinds of people will always have an issue with my music.
But that’s fine, it’s okay.
I don’t want to be the McDonald’s of music.
I don’t want tonotturn anyone off.
If you were everybody’s cup of tea, you’d probably be boring.”
Musgraves is unapologetically herself, and her music speaks to that.
In 2016,Musgraves met fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, and the two instantly hit it off.
After collaborating musically, Musgraves and Kelly fell in love.
“He, like, stuck a knife in my heart and twisted it.
It was so good,” Musgraves toldSpinin 2018.
“We’ve made this painful decision together,” Musgraves and Kelly toldThe Associated Press.
“It simply just didn’t work.”
“We will remain true friends for the rest of our lives.
We hold no blame, anger, or contempt for each other,” they said.
In true Musgraves fashion, she worked outher feelings from her divorcethrough her work.
“It’s never ‘Chris Stapleton, male songwriter,’ ‘Chris Stapleton, male artist.’
Why is there a difference there?
I can’t really figure it out.”
Musgraves has also called out blatant discrimination among country music radio stations.
Not even Lady Antebellum or Little Big Town against another female.
I applaud their courage."
Makes total sense."
Kacey Musgraves experienced just that at the end of her marriage to her ex-husband, Ruston Kelly.
I felt broken," Musgraves toldElleof the time in her life.
Musgraves didn’t let herself live in her pain.
“Going through some not-so-fun endocrine issues[.]
Do any of you ladies out there struggle with PCOS?
#ThisSucks,” Musgraves said in her since-deleted tweet.
I could [definitely] cut back on alcohol [though], but like….boo."
The singer also expressed her dread of having to monitor the condition while traveling on tour.
It’s estimated that anywhere from8 to 13% of women have PCOS.
However, many women with this condition have not been diagnosed.
Unfortunately, in November of 2023, it was reported that Musgraves and Schafer had split.
Musgraves is at peace with her decision to be so open about dating Schafer.
“I don’t regret living and loving as hard as I do.
Whenever I’m in a relationship, I’m all f***ing in.
And she learned a thing or two from her previous relationship.
I’m still trying to figure out the balance of that,” she said.
Kacey Musgraves lost her grandmother
Kacey Musgraves is close with her family.
“She was such a hard worker & a giver.
Deserved a happier ending.
This was her house that was next door to ours.
Caught fire a couple weeks before xmas 2014.
I was on tour.
She called 911 but didn’t make it out.
(smoke inhalation) Needless to say holidays have never felt the same,” Musgravestweeted.
Musgraves has tried multiple times to get in touch with her Memaw since her death.
And a few years later, Musgraves shared that she encountered her grandmother’s spirit during a trip.
“It was an orb.
In a warm, familiar feeling space.
I knew it was her though there was no voice or face or anything.
Just a point of light.
I truly felt her love,” Musgraves posted onX.
Given Musgraves’ success, she could be far more famous than she is.
Instead, Musgraves prefers to keep to herself.
“I really enjoy and revere my privacy and having something just for me and my personal life.
I’m really kind of a homebody,” Musgraves said in aninterviewwith Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.
And there’s no deeper meaning to it.
Musgraves simply doesn’t like the spotlight.
“As you get ready to release a project, this tsunami of madness is coming toward me.
“I work hard to keep attached to reality.
Being detached from reality is one of my greatest fears,” Musgraves said to The Guardian.
Kacey Musgraves is an exception.
One of her songwriting heroes is John Prine, the hugely influential country folk artist.
In 2020, Musgraves lost her friend when he died from complications due to COVID-19.
“John Prine singlehandedly impacted my songwriting more than anyone else.
He’s the king of turning phrase but keeping it simple.
A few years after his death, Musgraves was able to honor Prine in song.
He always had a big connection to cardinals and felt that they were messengers from the spirit realm.
the lyrics of “Cardinal” read.
“We picked literally the worst possible week to go.
It was high wind advisories I almost got blown off that cliff.
““It was a sheer drop down to the ocean.
Even the locals were like, ‘This is some scary s***,'” she said.
Though Musgraves told the story with levity, there was legitimate danger present.
Despite this and all other tragedies Musgraves has experienced, she has a positive attitude about life.
Musgraves likened life to a Shakespeare piece when speaking to Elle in an interview.
“They’re just wrapped up in a different way.
“Being a human is tragic, but it’s also beautiful.
And you might’t really experience the beautiful parts of life without also experiencing the absolutely heart-wrenching.”
