Mickey Guyton Shares How Her Son Grayson Inspired Her to Use Her Voice in the Industry (Exclusive)
etonline.comMickey Guyton has her 1-year-old son, Grayson, to credit for her desire to speak out against disparities in the country music industry.“The reason why I even started using my voice was I did see such disparities in my particular industry against women and women of color,” the 39-year-old country singer told ET. “And then once I became pregnant, it was like, how could I not say something?
Like, I don’t want my son when he grows up to look back and know that I said nothing. He's been a huge motivation for that. I realize, no matter what career you have, you can’t enjoy it if you see people struggling.” She continued, “It will never be OK for me and that’s something where I can sleep at night knowing that I’m seeing so many incredible artists of color coming up in this industry.
That is the most important. You know that phrase that Maya Angelou said? She says, 'People forget what you said. People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.' And it is true. It is so, so true, and that has made being an artist and pursuing music so much more fulfilling.” Guyton and her husband, Grant Savoy, welcomed their son in 2021.
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