Kacey Musgraves lost more than just a hero with the passing of John Prine, she lost a dear friend.
Kacey and John performed together at Cayamo: A Journey Through Song cruise where Musgraves played her song “Burn One With John Prine” for her idol.
“They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but you’ll never meet someone as truly genuine as he was.”
– Kacey Musgraves on John Prine via People
“John Prine singlehandedly impacted my songwriting more than anyone else. He’s the king of turning phrase but keeping it simple,” Musgraves told People.
She even tried to light one up with the legand but was turned down. Prine told Rolling Stone. “This little girl comes up to me with her buddy…. They wanted to take me out in the parking lot and get me high. I said, ‘Uh, gee, thanks but… no, thanks, we had our picture taken together and the next thing I know, I’m over at my record company, Oh Boy Records, and I hear a tape. It’s Kacey singing this song about how she’d like to burn one with John Prine.”
In an Instagram caption, Musgraves explained that she first heard Prine’s song “Illegal Smile” shortly after moving to Nashville and “immediately became completely obsessed” with his work. “Cheers to the years of unbelievable songs you’ve given the world, John,”
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