Mickey Guyton is set to release her debut album, Remember Her Name, tomorrow (September 24th). The title of the 16-song collection that’s been nearly a decade in the making comes from a song she wrote following the tragic killing of Breonna Taylor last year. As she was writing it, Mickey says it also turned into her story.
“’Remember Her Name’ I was really inspired by Breonna Taylor, watching that whole tragedy go down was really hard for me. And anytime you see someone that has been murdered unjustly they’ll say, ‘Remember Her Name,’ ‘Say Their Name,’ ‘Say His Name,’ ‘Say Her Name.’ So, I was inspired by that, and when I was writing this song, it also turned into my story,” says Mickey. “When we first start out in any career that we want, we are so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and so confident and then life happens and slowly your confidence goes away. And tis song is just reminding you that person, that little girl, that little boy that was in you when you first started is still there and to not forget that person; remember that person, remember that fire that you once had.”
You can catch Mickey on NBC’s Today Show tomorrow, as well as The Tonight Show and The View next week.
Mickey was also named CMT’s “Breakout Artist of the Year” at 2021 “CMT Artists of the Year” celebration airing live October 13th at 8pm ET on CMT.
Audio / Mickey Guyton was first inspired by the tragic murder of Breonna Taylor to write “Remember Her Name,” but as she was writing it, it also turned out to be her story as well.
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“’Remember Her Name’ I was really inspired by Breonna Taylor, watching that whole tragedy go down was really hard for me. And anytime you see someone that has been murdered unjustly they’ll say, ‘Remember Her Name,’ ‘Say Their Name,’ ‘Say His Name,’ ‘Say Her Name.’ So, I was inspired by that, and when I was writing this song, it also turned into my story. When we first start out in any career that we want, we are so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and so confident and then life happens and slowly your confidence goes away. And tis song is just reminding you that person, that little girl, that little boy that was in you when you first started is still there and to not forget that person; remember that person, remember that fire that you once had.”