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Carly Pearce Doesn’t Blame Herself For Failed Marriage

Carly Pearce had a rough 2020 thanks to her divorce from Michael Ray (after just months of marriage) which she chronicled in her latest album 29 and in the song…

Carly Pearce Doesn't 'Blame' Herself For Failed Marriage
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Carly Pearce had a rough 2020 thanks to her divorce from Michael Ray (after just months of marriage) which she chronicled in her latest album 29 and in the song with the same name.

Carly isn't shy to talk about the failed relationship in her music and interviews. She recently told us that she doesn't blame herself for the loss. She said, “To me, as an adult, something that you probably wrestle with more is trying to not assign so much blame to yourself. A lot of times there are things that you overlook, and there are things that maybe you, in the end, know that you should’ve known, and [you tell yourself] I’m gonna pay attention more."

She added, "And I think as you grow and as you go through life and you go through all different kinds of relationships, you learn that and you figure that out and hopefully you’re better for the next.”

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.