2026年4月26日 / 美国东部时间上午10:11 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
数年前，创作歌手凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝回到东德克萨斯，从一段分手的伤痛中疗愈。当时她看到一块路牌：“得克萨斯州戈尔登，地处荒僻之地”。
“我当时就想，‘这可以写成一首歌’，”她说，“好，一张名为《荒僻之地》的唱片，我感觉自己此刻正身处荒僻之地。”
很快，整张专辑的灵感接踵而至，比如歌曲《干涸期》。“我在手机里存了这个歌名，因为毫不夸张地说，我当时正经历一段干涸期！”
这真的过了好久
三百三十五天
上一次
无论如何都不算美好……
我的棚屋里空无一物
我的床下没有他人的靴子
我的车道上没有别人的卡车
没有深夜来电，没有共度良宵
我的腰带扣上没有新的情人数目
我早已厌倦了独处
拨打911，这无疑是在呼救
各位，我正经历干涸期，没错
若想听凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝演唱收录于专辑《荒僻之地》的《干涸期》，请点击下方播放器：
Kacey Musgraves – Dry Spell (Official Music Video)，由KaceyMusgravesVEVO上传至YouTube
当被问及写出绝妙歌词时是否会兴奋不已，玛丝葛蕾丝答道：“没错，没有比这更棒的‘良药’了！大多时候我总在和自己较劲。我能超越自己吗？我能把这首歌写得更好吗？当天写完后在车里回放，你会想，‘好吧，我还没江郎才尽’。你会觉得，‘这写得真棒！’”
“我记得，早年创作《太空牛仔》时，有一天我在跑步机上，脑海里冒出了‘space cowboy’这几个词。但后来我听出了停顿感，就像‘Space, comma cowboy’。你懂的，意思就是‘你有你的空间，牛仔！’但当人们看到歌名时，会以为是‘space cowboy’（连写的太空牛仔）。哦，这下给你们摆了一道！”
2019年，《太空牛仔》为玛丝葛蕾丝赢得了格莱美最佳乡村歌曲奖。同年，她凭借《黄金时刻》斩获年度专辑奖。
玛丝葛蕾丝最初在德克萨斯州的巡演场地演出，比如沃斯堡的德克萨斯比利鲍勃酒吧。
“这可是件大事，不知道你们知不知道，只要售罄德克萨斯比利鲍勃酒吧的演出，就能把你的手印留在水泥地上，”她说着，展示了墙上自己的手印，“这是我的手印，现在还能刚好嵌进去！”
凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝展示她留在德克萨斯比利鲍勃名人墙的手印。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
玛丝葛蕾丝从八九岁就开始公开演出。她在距离沃斯堡车程两小时的一个名为戈尔登的“迷你小镇”长大。
十三年前，《周日早间》栏目在玛丝葛蕾丝父母家中探访过她和她的家人。“我们围坐在餐桌旁，当时每个人的发型都很有个性，”玛丝葛蕾丝说，“我最近重新看了那段采访，当时就想，‘哇！我的刘海，真不知道当时是怎么想的。’”
档案回顾：安东尼·梅森2013年为凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝制作的专访（视频）
2013年：凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝谈首张专辑 06:31
“我的祖父母当时也在。你去参观了，我想是我祖父的唱片收藏，现在他还留着那些唱片，”她说，“那些唱片至今还是乱糟糟的，简直像一场寻宝游戏！”
玛丝葛蕾丝最早的影响者之一是约翰·普赖恩。“我总觉得他像是我的守护天使，”她说，“他无疑是我的良师益友。”
普赖恩于2020年因新冠去世。玛丝葛蕾丝上一张专辑中的歌曲《主红雀》就是献给普赖恩的致敬之作。
我看到一个征兆或是预兆
清晨时分在树枝上
那正是在我
猝不及防失去一位好友之后
主红雀
你是否从彼岸为我捎来了讯息？
她说：“我真的觉得他给我传递了讯息。那只主红雀总来造访我，我知道那对他来说是个重要的象征。”
“我们其实曾尝试一起写歌，”她说，“我去了他在纳什维尔的家，但我们最终连一首歌都没写完，因为我一整天都在听他讲故事。他说，‘好吧，我们大概写不成歌了，对吧？’我回答，‘没错，大概是写不成了！’”但她说，那依然是“超棒的一天”。
《荒僻之地》是玛丝葛蕾丝的第六张专辑。她的前五张专辑全部登顶乡村音乐榜单。她的姐姐凯利拍摄了专辑封面，照片中凯西和一头公牛并肩而立。“我给朋友埃文打电话说，‘你有没有可以牵过来的公牛？’他说，‘有啊，我刚好有一头特别温顺的，名叫特克斯。’后来警察过来了，他们问，‘你们有这头公牛的饲养许可吗？’我们回答，‘没有？’他们说，‘行吧。’”
失落之路唱片公司
在创作这张新专辑的过程中，玛丝葛蕾丝表示她学会了接纳独处：“能够按下暂停键，好好审视自己，真的很不错——比如，‘好吧，我为什么会做出这些选择？我为什么会被某些类型的人吸引？这又反映了我怎样的一面？’”
当她提出这些问题时，她意识到了什么？“嗯，我并没有所有答案，”她答道，“我们谁又有呢？是啊，我们其实都一无所知。如今我才明白，身处一段并不合适的感情中，比真正的独处要孤独得多。”
记者安东尼·梅森与凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
三百三十五天过后，她不再身处荒僻之地了。“那段干涸期结束了，这么说吧，”她笑着说，“干涸期已经过去，我拥有了一切所需！”
网络独家内容：观看凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝的加长专访（视频）
加长专访：凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝 14:38
更多相关信息：
- 凯西·玛丝葛蕾丝的专辑《荒僻之地》（失落之路唱片公司）将于5月1日发行，现已开启预购
- kaceymusgraves.com（官方网站）
- 德克萨斯比利鲍勃酒吧，沃斯堡
本报道由乔恩·卡拉斯和露西·柯克制作。编辑：劳伦·巴内洛。
https://youtu.be/NlohfwTunwU
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/from-2013-kacey-musgraves-same-trailer-different-park/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extended-interview-kacey-musgraves/
Kacey Musgraves on writing lyrics: “There is no greater drug”
April 26, 2026 / 10:11 AM EDT / CBS News
When singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves went home to East Texas a couple of years ago to heal from a breakup, she saw a sign: “Golden, Texas, somewhere in the middle of nowhere.”
“And I was like, ‘That’s a song,’” she said. “Okay, a record called ‘Middle of Nowhere,’ I feel like I’m in the middle of nowhere right now.”
Soon the rest of an album started to spill out, such as the song “Dry Spell.” “I had that title written down in my phone, ’cause quite literally I was going through a dry spell!”
_It’s been a real long
Three-hundred and thirty-five days
And the last time
It wasn’t good anyway …_
_Ain’t nobody’s tool up in my shed
Ain’t nobody’s boots under my bed
Ain’t nobody’s truck up in my drive
For a late-night call, for a real good time
Ain’t no new notches on my belt
And I’m tired of keeping my hands to myself
911, it’s officially a cry for help
Y’all, I’m going through a dry spell, yep_
To hear Kacey Musgraves perform “Dry Spell,” from her album “Middle of Nowhere,” click on the video player below:
Kacey Musgraves – Dry Spell (Official Music Video) by KaceyMusgravesVEVO on YouTube
Asked if she gets excited writing a great lyric, Musgraves replied, “There is no greater drug, yes! Mostly I’m always in competition with myself. Can I beat myself? Can I make this better? Leaving that day and playing it in your car, you’re like, ‘Okay, I have not lost it.’ You’re like, ‘That was good!’
“I remember, like, back in the day with ‘Space Cowboy,’ I was on the treadmill one day. And I heard the words ‘space cowboy’ in my mind. But then I heard it, like, Space comma cowboy. You know like, you can have your space, cowboy! But when people see the title they’re gonna think that it’s space cowboy. Ooh, got you!”
“Space Cowboy” won Musgraves a Grammy for best country song in 2019. The same year, she won album of the year for “Golden Hour.”
Musgraves started out performing the Texas circuit at spots like Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth.
“It’s a really big deal, I don’t know if you know this, but when you sell out Billy Bob’s you get to put your hands in the concrete,” she said, showing off her handprints on the wall. “These are my hands. They still fit!”
Kacey Musgraves shows off her handprints on the Billy Bob’s Wall of Fame. CBS News
Musgraves started playing publicly when she was eight or nine. She grew up a couple hours’ drive from Fort Worth, in a “little bitty town” called Golden.
Thirteen years ago, “Sunday Morning” visited Musgraves and her family at her parents’ house. “We all sat around the table, we all had very interesting hair choices at that point in time,” Musgraves said. “I re-watched it recently. and I was like, ‘Wow! My bangs, I don’t know what’s happening.’”
From the archives: Anthony Mason’s profile of Kacey Musgraves from 2013 (Video)
From 2013: Kacey Musgraves on her debut album 06:31
“And my grandparents were there. You took a visit to, I think, my grandpa’s record collection, which he still has,” she said. “And it’s still just as unorganized. It’s a little treasure hunt!”
One of Musgraves’ earliest influences was John Prine. “I like to think he’s a bit of a little guardian angel,” she said. “He was a mentor for sure to me.”
Prine died of COVID in 2020. Musgraves’ song “Cardinal,” on her last album, was a tribute to Prine.
_I saw a sign or an omen
On the branches in the morning
It was right after I
Lost a friend without warning_
_Cardinal
Are you bringing me a message from the other side?_
She said, “I really do feel like he sent me messages. And the cardinal kept visiting. I know that was a major symbol for him.
“We actually tried to write a song one time,” she said. “I went to his house in Nashville, and we didn’t end up even finishing anything, ’cause I was just listening to his stories all day. He said, ‘Well, we’re probably not gonna write a song, are we?’ I’m like, ‘No, probably not!’” Still, it was, she said, an “awesome day.”
“Middle of Nowhere” is Musgraves’ sixth album. Her first five albums all hit #1 on the country chart. Her sister, Kelly, took the cover photo, of Kacey posing with a bull. “I called my friend Evan, I was like, ‘Do you have any bulls that you could bring?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, actually I’ve got a really sweet one. His name is Tex.’ And at one point like, the police come over. They’re like, ‘Do you guys have a permit for this?’ And we’re like, ‘No?’ And they were like, ‘All right.’”
Lost Highway Records
In writing her new record, Musgraves says she learned how to embrace being alone: “It’s nice just to be able to stop the tape and kind of evaluate, like, ‘Okay, why do I make these choices? How am I drawn to certain archetypes of people? What does that say about me?’”
What did she realize when she asked those questions? “Well, I don’t have all the answers,” she replied. “Do we ever? Yeah, we really don’t know. Now, I realize that there’s nothing more lonely than being in a relationship that isn’t right for you. It’s way more lonely than being actually just by yourself.”
Correspondent Anthony Mason with Kacey Musgraves. CBS News
And after 335 days, she isn’t in the middle of nowhere anymore. “The dry spell was broken, I’ll just say that,” she laughed. “The dry spell is broken, I’ve got everything I need!”
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Watch an extended interview with Kacey Musgraves (Video)
Extended interview: Kacey Musgraves 14:38
For more info:
- The album”Middle of Nowhere”by Kacey Mugraves (Lost Highway Records) will be released May 1 and is available for pre-order
- kaceymusgraves.com (Official site)
- Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth
Story produced by Jon Carras and Lucie Kirk. Editor: Lauren Barnello.
https://youtu.be/NlohfwTunwU
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/from-2013-kacey-musgraves-same-trailer-different-park/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extended-interview-kacey-musgraves/
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