Kacey Musgravesisn’t “blowin' smoke” — she was really sick when she recorded"I Remember Everything"withZach Bryan.
In an exclusive clip from the country star’s interview onSunday TODAY with Willie Geist,airing this coming Sunday, March 10, she opened up about the “funny story” behind her duet with the “Oklahoma Smokeshow” singer, 27.
Kacey Musgraves.Sunday TODAY
Sunday TODAY
Since it was in a few days, Musgraves, 35, decided to “give it a shot.”
“So like, I go to the studio, and I’m like, man, my voice is not cooperating. And I was like, ‘I hope this doesn’t really suck,'” she recalls.
The seven-time Grammy winner was able to get through the song and felt “pretty good about it.”
“But I left the studio, and I went to the doctor immediately and I had strep,” she says. “And I like, texted like the engineer. I was like, ‘I’m so sorry, I had strep, and I was just all up in your space.'”
Kacey Musgraves on ‘Sunday Sitdown’ with Willie Geist.Sunday TODAY
Because of her condition at the time of recording “I Remember Everything,” Musgraves called the track “sick as f— literally.” (Shemade the same joke on Instagramwhen the song was released last August.)
Ultimately, she was just pleased to work with Bryan because the “Rainbow” artist loves the song.
“I connected with him immediately, and I’m just grateful he asked me,” Musgraves concludes.
The pair’s collaboration was released in August 2023 as a part of Bryan’s self-titled second studio album.
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The track, a sparse ballad that details the downfall of a relationship from different perspectives, took home an award for best country duo/group performance at the2024 Grammys.
Musgraves is set to release her sixth studio albumDeeper Wellon March 15. She shared the title track as the first single last month and the LP’s second single “Too Good to Be True” last Friday.
The “High Horse” performer will also hit the road for herDeeper WellWorld Tourstarting April 28 in Dublin, before hitting Europe and the UK ahead of the North American leg on Sept. 4 in State College, Pennsylvania. The tour will wrap in her hometown of Nashville on Dec. 7.
The full interview airs this Sunday, March 10 on NBC’sSunday TODAY with Willie Geist.
source: people.com
