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Meet the people who raisedKacey Musgraves.
Born on Aug. 21, 1988, the “Deeper Well” singer, who will be the musical guest onSaturday Night LiveMarch 2, is the daughter of Craig and Karen Musgraves.
Beforemaking it big in the country music industry, Musgraves grew up with her parents and sister in Golden, Texas.
Over the years, Musgraves has opened up about her small-town upbringing in both interviews and her music. “I guess you guys would call it a village, but there’s nothing there,” she previouslytoldThe Guardianabout her hometown.
Though she grew up in a town with a population of less than 200, Musgraves eventually pursued her “big city dreams” when she released her 2013 debut albumSame Trailer Different Park, earning her widespread critical acclaim and a Grammy for best country album.
Through all of her musical successes though, Musgraves’ parents have been her biggest supporters.
Here’s everything to know about the singer’s mom and dad.
They have two children
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Craig and Karen are the parents of two children, Kacey, who is the oldest child, and another daughter named Kelly Christine Sutton, born in 1990. Kacey’s sister is a photographer based in Dallas, Texas, and has captured the singer on several occasions, including helping create the album art for each of Musgraves’ records,perTexas Monthly.
Her mother is an artist
The artistic gene clearly runs in the Musgraves family. The singer’s mother works as a visual artist; MusgravestoldGlamourthat her mother was always “covered in paint, or creating, like, a giant horse sculpture out of sticks” when she was growing up.
In fact, Musgraves gave Nelson one of her mother’s distinctive paintings of him, to which he replied, “Sometimes when I wake up in the mornings, I look just like this.”
Her father owns a printing business
In addition to being an artist, Kacey’s mother co-owns a small print and graphic design shop, MPrints Printing, Inc., alongside her husband Craig.Speaking withThe Standard, Musgraves said she’s always tried to support small businesses because of her parents.
“My parents had a small business for as long as I can remember, a print shop, doing business cards, faxes,” she told the publication. In fact, she even helped out with the family business when she was younger. “I worked there when I was in high school. ‘Printing & Graphics, this is Kacey, how can I help you?’” she recalled. “They agreed unanimously I was their worst f—— employee ever.”
Her parents encouraged her to pursue music at a young age
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Musgraves developed a passion for music and songwriting at a young age, penning her first song at age 8, and her parents encouraged her passions early on.
“I had a supportive family that took note. They noticed things my sister and I were interested in,“she toldSavannah Morning News, noting how her mother would take her to various lessons as a child. “My mother started taking me to guitar lessons and vocal lessons,” Musgraves said. “She encouraged me to play instruments and eventually write.”
Kacey has said she’s a “daddy’s girl”
Speaking with Taste of Countryin 2015, Musgraves further opened up about her parents’ support, noting how she was definitely daddy’s girl.
“He’s a pretty smart individual,” she said of her dad. “He’s pretty good at, like, ‘If you don’t have anything super smart to say, then don’t say anything, because you’ll always come off a little better.”
She wrote a song about her mom
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While Musgraves has referenced her upbringing in various songs through the years, she penned one specifically about her mom Karen for her albumGolden Hour. The song, aptly titled “Mother,” is about the longing of wanting to be close to your loved ones. The music video, released shortly before Mother’s Day in 2018, also features a sweet cameo from her mom at the end.
Her father has gotten emotional over her performances
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Musgraves’ father is one of her biggest supporters and has even gotten emotional over some of her big career moments. Whencountry music legend John Prine diedin April 2020, Musgraves paid special tribute to her musical hero, referring to their previous performances together.
“John Prine singlehandedly impacted my songwriting more than anyone else. He’s the king of turning phrase but keeping it simple,” Musgraves told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but you’ll never meet someone as truly genuine as he was.” She added, “There are two times I’ve ever seen my dad cry: my Memaw’s funeral and the time I got to play with John Prine.”
source: people.com
