By Sam Joseph Semon for Dailymail.com 10:52 pm Oct 5, 2023, updated 11:17 pm Oct 5, 2023
Maren Morris opened up about her decision to leave country music behind in an interview on The New York Times’ Popcast podcast released Wednesday.
The 33-year-old singer initially announced that she had decided to stop writing in her previous genre last September, which drew both positive and negative reactions from her fans.
The artist, who recently appeared to criticize Jason Aldean’s controversial song “Try That In A Small Town,” has since elaborated on her decision to stop producing country music, declaring, “I couldn’t do this circus anymore.”
Morris began by explaining that in recent years she has changed her perspective on the issues surrounding the genre.
She stated that she was tired of “feeling like I have to accept, explain, and laugh at people’s bad behavior.”
The hitmaker added: “Especially after 2020, I couldn’t do that anymore. “I’ve changed. A lot has changed about me this year.’
Speak Out: Maren Morris opened up about her decision to leave country music behind in an interview on The New York Times’ Popcast podcast released Wednesday; It can be seen in February. Opening: Morris began by explaining that she had changed her perspective on the issues surrounding the genre in recent years; She will be seen in July
The Grammy Award-winning artist also said the decision to leave the country behind was particularly difficult, even though she felt like she had no other choice.
“I don’t want to say goodbye, but I really can’t participate in the truly toxic arms of this institution anymore,” she said.
Morris then recalled that she was initially pressured to stop producing country music after receiving a particularly hostile response to her 2016 tracks “My Church” and “80s Mercedes.”
She explained: “Ironically, it was like, ‘She’s not a country. Look at how she dresses. Get out of here. You don’t belong here. It’s not like Dolly.” [Parton].”’
The singer then spoke about how impressed she was by the diversity of the audience at her first major show in New York City.
“It felt so diverse and accepting and loving. “And I just wanted to continue that and reinforce that through my work every time,” she explained.
Morris first announced that she had decided to stop producing country music in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published last month.
The actress stated that she wanted to “burn.” [country] fall to the ground and start over,” although she described the genre as “burning down without my help.”
Looking back, Morris recalled that she was initially motivated to stop producing country music after receiving a particularly hostile response to her 2016 tracks “My Church” and “80s Mercedes”; It can be seen in 2022. Making it known: Morris initially announced that she had decided to stop producing country music in an interview with the Los Angeles Times shared last month; It can be seen in 2021. Bad behavior? She recently appeared to criticize Jason Aldean’s controversial song “Try That In A Small Town.”
The artist’s jump from country to pop was also marked by a move from the company’s Nashville division to Columbia Records.
Morris was also involved in a feud with Aldean’s wife Brittany over the rights of transgender children, which also influenced her decision to begin working in other styles of music.
The performer told the Los Angeles Times that she wanted to be able to push her original genre forward with acceptance and tolerance for all people.
“If you really love this kind of music and you see problems coming up, you have to criticize it.” “Anything that’s that popular should be scrutinized if we want to see progress,” she said.