Lisa talks with Mickey Guyton about her latest single, “Heartbreak Song,” whether or not she feels like a “trailblazer,” how she got excited about country music as a young girl back home in Texas, all the drama on last season’s The Bachelorette, meeting Dolly Parton and more.
Show Participants
- Mickey Guyton
- Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief
Show Notes & Links
Show Quotes
- “I love singing power ballads but I also love singing fun songs too.” Mickey Guyton
- “Do you consider yourself a trailblazer in country music, because you are the only female African American singer in the genre?” Lisa Konicki
- “I’m with myself every day, so I don’t really view myself as that. But then, when I get messages on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter from different girls—not just women that are African American, but I get women from hispanic descent and from all different racial backgrounds—that are, like, ‘Thank you for opening the doors for a lot of us.’ And I’m just … I didn’t realize … you don’t think about it when you have your blinders on and you’re just trying to get to the next point in your career. This is what I grew up on. This is just who I am and it’s crazy that people see [my musical career] like that, because I’m just—you know—a girl from Texas that likes to shop.” Mickey Guyton
- “[Dolly Parton] is everything right with the world, in my personal opinion.” Mickey Guyton
The Writers Room, Ep. 38, 12 minutes
photos by Jason Simanek