Kacey Musgraves Recalls Her Grandma’s Disapproving Reaction to Her Nude Deeper Well Album Cover

Nose piercing is not the only action of Kacey Musgraves that put her grandmother on the line.

In a new interview on Apple Music CountryToday’s Country Radio with Kelleigh BannenThe Grammy-winning “High Horse” singer recounted her grandmother’s disapproving reaction when she saw her naked on the alternate cover of her new album A deeper well.

The topic arose when Musgraves, 35, explained the inspiration behind the artwork, a photo of her from behind, lying naked in a field, taken by her sister Kelly.

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“I just happened to have this idea… Because it was a big, wide open green space. And I thought, ‘What if I was really small?’ Like in a fetal position, kind of, into the ground,” she told the radio show. “And it’s just kind of vulnerable and almost like a rebirth, I guess.”

Later, Kacey wanted to share the work with the rest of their family. “I was showing my parents and grandparents the photos my sister had taken. And then she appeared naked, and Nana said, ‘Pant!’ In fact, it was as if she had just seen an accident,” recalled her grandmother Barbara.

“And she said, ‘No!’ She said, ‘That’s not… that’s processing?’ And I said ‘Yes, that’s one of the covers,'” added the “Butterfly” performer. “And she said, ‘Kacey, you’re a singer, not a stripper.’ And I said, ‘Well, you know what? You can be both.'”

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Kacey Musgraves at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2024.

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Versions of A deeper well with the alternate album art are available on Kacey’s website, while the artwork can also be seen on hers pages on social networks.

The country star let it be known that her grandmother can have strong reactions to her unexpected moves. On The golden hour opening track “Slow Burn,” Kacey sings, “Texas is hot / I can be cold / Grandma cried when I got my nose pierced.”

In the 2018 interview Stereogumthe musician reflected on their close relationship and revealed that her grandmother was also not a fan of her tendency to use harsh language.

Kacey Musgraves in Nashville on March 18, 2024.

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“She’s such a trip. She came to a listening party the other day and this lady, she was like my booking agent when I was 12,” Kacey recalled. “She was like ready to give everyone a CD and try to get everyone to book me for their event, but weirdly, it worked most of the time. But she’s just funny.”

Then she continued: “After all these years, I’m almost 30 years old, and she still has such a big problem that I curse a lot. And I said, ‘This is not a new fact, as you have known for many years,’ and she just shivers every time i say something she’s like, ‘Kacey.'”

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