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Carly Pearce reveals what success secretly cost her
· 51 min
Episode Carly Pearce reveals what success secretly cost her
Over the past decade, Carly Pearce has been one of country music’s most successful female artists with half a dozen platinum singles. She's won four ACM awards and another three CMAs. Her new album, “Honest Woman,” takes a bold look at the price of that success.
00:00 "I lost the ability to see myself"
01:02 Dollywood at 16, Nashville at 19
04:46 "Dream Come True" and the house at the end of the cul-de-sac
07:27 The award, and the text messages the next morning
10:36 The heartbreak ballad that felt like career suicide
11:33 Cleaning Airbnbs in a ten-year town
13:32 The caveman and the diamond
15:32 "It was whiplash"
19:29 Was it all worth it?
20:53 Circus animals: the truth about touring
22:56 Going back to her bluegrass roots
25:30 "There's no timeline"
28:30 The weirdo music kid who started writing at 11
31:11 The songs that scared her
32:31 "Church Girl," faith, and the backlash
36:03 Finding her sound with Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle
38:20 Losing busbee and what he told her at the end
41:20 Kelsea Ballerini, her safe place
44:53 Her mom's note: "You are enough"
49:00 Finding the joy again
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