Kacey Musgraves sings “Roy Rogers” on the new tribute album, Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. She met Elton last year at the Royal Albert Hall where they both performed, and she says she really respects him as an artist and a songwriter.
“I love Elton John, and I really respect what he’s done through his career as far as remaining true to the music, to the songwriting,” says Kacey. “His persona is larger than life, and he seems so humble and sweet and genuine. And I think anybody that manages to become an icon and a legend by being themselves is somebody that I really respect and making it about the music and not pandering to trends or whatever throughout the years. It’s just simply about the music and I think that’s really cool. Also, I’m the dime store cowgirl; he’s a brown dirt cowboy. This couldn’t be a better fit.”
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“Roy Rogers” was originally included on the legendary performer’s 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill and many others appear on Restoration, which is set for release April 6th.
Kacey is set to release her new album, Golden Hour, on March 30th.
Audio / Kacey Musgraves talks about the legendary Elton John.
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“I love Elton John, and I really respect what he’s done through his career as far as remaining true to the music, to the songwriting. His persona is larger than life, and he seems so humble and sweet and genuine. And I think anybody that manages to become an icon and a legend by being themselves is somebody that I really respect and making it about the music and not pandering to trends or whatever throughout the years. It’s just simply about the music and I think that’s really cool. Also, I’m the dime store cowgirl; he’s a brown dirt cowboy. This couldn’t be a better fit.”
