Kacey Musgraves has recalled how she was approached by police officers while posing with a “really sweet” bull for her latest album cover photoshoot.
During an interview for CBS News’ Sunday Morning this week, the Grammy Award-winner described how she enlisted her sister, Kelly Sutton, to shoot the artwork for her upcoming project, Middle of Nowhere.
The pair decided Kacey needed to pose next to a bull on a quiet street in Dallas, Texas – but they didn’t quite think out the logistics beforehand.
“I called my friend Evan, I was like, ‘Do you have any bulls that you could bring?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, actually I’ve got a really sweet one. His name is Tex,'” she remembered. “And at one point like, the police come over. They’re like, ‘Do you guys have a permit for this?’ And we’re like, ‘No?’ And they were like, ‘All right.'”
Middle of Nowhere features the single Dry Spell. The project, her seventh studio album, is set to be released on 1 May.
Reflecting on its musical content, Kacey explained that she wanted to explore what she had learned while single.
“It’s nice just to be able to stop the tape and kind of evaluate, like, ‘Okay, why do I make these choices? How am I drawn to certain archetypes of people? What does that say about me?'” the 37-year-old continued. “Now, I realise that there’s nothing more lonely than being in a relationship that isn’t right for you. It’s way more lonely than being actually just by yourself.”
Previously, Kacey was married to Ruston Kelly from 2017 until their divorce was finalised in September 2020. She later dated poet Cole Schafer for two years.
And while referencing the lyrics in Dry Spell, Kacey seemed to indicate that she was seeing someone new.
“The dry spell was broken, I’ll just say that,” she joked. “The dry spell is broken, I’ve got everything I need!”
