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- March 12, 2020
Country stars call Nashville a 'big family'
Plus, they discuss their first duet together.
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\"It’s a big city,\" the \"Her World or Mine\" singer continued, \"but I don’t think it’s really completely lost that small-town feel -- even though there’s cranes everywhere.\"
\"Devastation and tragedy, I feel, really make people realize what’s important and how petty we make certain things,\" Pearce said.
Though she is no stranger to hitting back at body shamers, Pearce recently opened up about something fans might not know about her: a lifelong struggle with body image.
\"It's been a very big part of my journey,” the 29-year-old explained, noting that some don’t realize how their comments have the power to stick with people for years and years. “I’ve dealt with a lot of things I think all of us deal with.”
View this post on InstagramA post shared by c a r l y p e a r c e (@carlypearce) on Feb 29, 2020 at 7:34pm PST
Pearce also wants fans to know that, just because she may look a certain way, that doesn’t mean she is immune to the same insecurities everyone else may have.
“Even though people see me on TV or they see me airbrushed on a magazine or whatever, I have those struggles, too,” the “Every Little Thing” singer, who is celebrating the recent release of her self-titled sophomore album, pointed out. “I want to be able to be a voice of humanizing something that we all go through.”
Ray -- who married Pearce last year on Oct. 6 -- said he is today because of all the women around him who have shaped him.
“I grew up surrounded by women,” he said, recalling that he watched his grandfather with his grandmother and took notes. “I work better with women.”
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Michael Ray (@michaelraymusic) on Mar 8, 2020 at 6:52pm PDT
\"I think there’s a reason why God went, 'Hey, this guy needs somebody to keep his life in order.' I mean, I’ll admit it, I’d be lost [without them],” the 31-year-old laughed. “I’m very blessed to be surrounded by a bunch of ‘em.”
He even suggested the phrase “behind every good man is a good woman” could use some updating and, instead, it should be “beside every good man is a good woman.”
Though they have yet to co-write a song --- the lovebirds have a duet out called, “Finish Your Sentences.”
“I just felt like it really embodied where we were at in our relationship,” Pearce remembered,” which was getting to know each other falling in love.”
Given the fact that country music is known for its storytelling nature, what does the pair view as the most important ingredient to making a memorable duet?
View this post on InstagramOnly thing better than playing the @opry is getting to play it with you..
A post shared by Michael Ray (@michaelraymusic) on Jan 20, 2020 at 11:42am PST
Pearce suggested that it helps to actually be in a relationship as she rattled off iconic duos like Tim McGraw with Faith Hill, Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood and Johnny Cash with June Carter where there was an evident “bond” between them.
“I think, for me, a true duet is the back and forth, when you can really hear the conversation between the two artists,” Ray concluded. “There's a chemistry there that you can't train. It’s just the realness. That’s a big component.”
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