Recently, I had an ectopic pregnancy, she tweeted. Ive been around so many people for so long who were. And I know I can take it like a man. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Teaching himself to hear his own songs objectively has been one of the harder lessons to learn, he says: Its impossible to get that distance for me. And so I felt in my mind, I felt those things. SHIRES: Ive listened to all of his records. Isbells grandfather and uncle were both musicians, says Tompkins on the phone from Nashville. The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn "Maybe it was circumstance, but I saw my chance and I took it," she boasts, her tone fuzzed-out by distortion. I would have died had this procedure not been available to me. Can you play something that you think kind of epitomizes the style that you learned and fell in love with? You can say its all my fault. I got up to sing, and I was like, oh, crap. However, Rapinos memo notes that Live Nation and artists can only make vaccines a requirement where permitted by law. Artists performing at government-operated venues in states where lawmakers have prohibited vaccine mandates will be prohibited from enforcing such measures. Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, were walking around last weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, where they played the Newport Folk Festival. Editors picks Or did you keep the songs, like, kind of secret for a while? We would sleep on the floor in the closet there because she would do the night shift, because she would was going to school in the daytime for being a nurse. You can keep the car and the house. And it was much safer for us to sleep in the closet with the TV at the bail bonding place than to be left to her own devices at home. What does he have to lose? But they took me seriously, but they also knew the seriousness and the impact of the help that they were giving me. Shires has an MFA in poetry, and she's exacting in her use of imagery to portray sensuality as a force both internal and physical. And Lanny Fiel, he would say, youre really, really great at the parts you love. How did you manage to do that? I remember thinking, Wow, theres a lot of potential for me to really mess this up.'. And I said, I dont know. They all feel good, he says of making records, and they all feel really bad when youre working, simultaneously.. So theres thinking my thinking is that my granddad married my grandmother knowing that she was pregnant with somebody elses child. So since they are personal songs, you had to decide to say that. And then my mom would drive me down there. The singer, songwriter and fiddler found comfort with an unexpected collaborator and plumbed new depths on her latest album, Take It Like a Man. Amanda Like, dont cry; dont show your emotions; be stoic; be strong; everything else is weakness. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Well, why dont you sing some of it for us? The majority of people are in favor of womens reproductive rights and health; its others were trying to get to. Hearing these stories, I think that it makes your backbone stronger. Being from Muscle Shoals is kind of like having a cool tattoo or something., After getting sober, writing and recording the new album felt more natural to me, says Isbell, lighting a cigarette as seagulls caw overhead. Its you, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris. I was like, Thats what I want to do, because you play this song and then you get to improvise you just play what you feel within the chord. It could be something you played. On your Twitter, you describe yourself as a disciple of Leonard Cohen. Sign up for Rolling Stones Newsletter. GROSS: So how seriously were you taken by the musicians in the band? I dont care if somebody wants to put a target on me. Amid the rise in infections, it was reported last week that one of the worlds most prominent concert promoters, Live Nation, will allow artists performing at its venues to require guests in the U.S. to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test. In the past, white men have said otherwise. Girls high school basketball team forfeits a game because it refused to play against a team with a transgender player, Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen, Not Going to Read That: White House Press Secretary Brushes Off DeSantis Op-Ed, Sunshine returns to SoCal on Thursday but cold temps stick around, AccuWeather: AM showers before a mild afternoon, Opening arguments heard in court for 2020 Conway fatal shooting that killed a 19-year-old. Then her character takes control of the exchange in a teasing tone. BRANDI CARLILE: (Singing) I was a Highwoman and a mother from my youth. And hes saying, you know, basically that hes going to support her and hes there for her. We just couldnt get along. So thanks to them as well. Where does that get us with our Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights? When do you show him the songs? I was playing a music festival, and I noticed that there was a fiddle on stage with Billy Joe. SHIRES: No, not until a couple of years ago. And I dont know how I feel about that. During "Break Out the Champagne," Shires wryly relates an account of a female friend who was dumped by a dullard, only to realize that he'd never really satisfied her anyway: "I'm rock and rock and roll, and you're golf." What happened between now and then? Im on your side. You may opt-out by, U.S. It took Dave Cobb and it took Brandi and then it took Natalie [Hemby] and Maren Morris. Lets start with a track from the new album. And because of that, I felt like we should make it something thats as safe as it can possibly be. I like to play pool, he says. In 2016 I was going on the road. Just admit Im what you want. All the time, the want, the overwhelming volume of breathing. No way. Fully renovated in 1994, the Ryman has never been more vibrant, attracting entertainers and fans from around the globe to enjoy its now legendary acoustics and rich history.Connect with the Ryman Auditorium:Like the Ryman Auditorium on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/rymanfbCheck out the Ryman Auditorium on INSTAGRAM: ttp://bit.ly/RymanInstagram Follow the Ryman Auditorium on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/tweettherymanBEHIND THE SCENES with Amanda Shires | Backstage at the Ryman | Ryman Auditoriumhttp://www.youtube.com/user/RymanAuditorium#AmandaShires, #Ryman, #TheHighwomen, #RymanAuditorium, #BackstageattheRyman SHIRES: Thats all you have to say? And I know that he feels the same way I do. And then I thought about Waylon and Kris and them of The Highwaymen, and I was like, they were kind of speaking about ageism. But, yeah, after a while thinking about it, I got more comfortable with it. No more? But through the process of making the record and all the things that go with that, the hours and the tedium, it got easier for us to have conversations, not because we were doing the work of addressing the problems, but because we found common ground on something again, which has always been music and words.. But and after you did the main melody part, you get to improvise. It was keeping me up at night. It just seemed like the right thing to do because I dont want to spend my time on stage worried about if Im making people sick.. Whereas before, I would just, in my mind, wish it was something different like Etta James or something. Do you think God still sees me, coming out of this twilight sleep? she asks, before the band carries the song out with a powerful extended coda. And I save them all and I return to them often I own one of his guitars My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen I really do feel like he did a lot of work for me that I dont have to do. She performs in several settings and has received awards in each of them. Some of the reason [The Problem] is only coming out now is fear on my part, and Ill admit that. Too caught up in the way I want you rolling over me. They do tell you that going out and helping other people really helps you a lot. SHIRES: My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen. I hope youll join us. I cried, I asked and I balled. Im glad to hear it. I recorded my interview with her last week. Im Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. And nobody would let me in, but I sat there anyway. I mean, only just now nine months later, interestingly enough have I returned to having normal periods. Im your Amanda. Got myself a breakthrough case of Covid- feeling fine but well have to cancel the next few shows (Asheville, Louisville, Columbus, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington). SHIRES: Oh, I would have had to find somebody to drive me to Mexico or somewhere else. I dont have certain kinds of fatigue. Shed been learning to play classical music on the violin at school when her music teacher introduced her to some of Frankie McWhorters fiddle tunes. But if you dont, youre going to be wondering, What didnt I do? SHIRES: I didnt know anything about them. And Im coming for you like a hawk for the dove. We found all this out afterwards. This part of my life and our marriage was difficult and it took me back to the reason I came to writing and doing music in the first place, which is expression, she says. I hope that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it causes such a fucking uproar that we end up with more rights than we had before. GROSS: Yeah. On August 9, 2021 my fallopian tube ruptured. Its just like you would expect, but theres real, scientific proof for it now. Here Are The Republicans Who Want Him Kicked Out, Rupert Murdoch Must Tell Fox News Hosts To Stop Spreading Election Lies, Congressional Democrats Demand, Trump Attacks Rupert Murdoch And Fox NewsAgainClaiming Destruction Of America Amid Defamation Lawsuit, These U.S.-Listed Stocks SurgeAlibaba, Baidu And MoreAfter Chinas Economic Rebound, Top NFL Prospect Jalen Carter Charged For Alleged Role In Fatal Street Race, Bite-Sized TikTok Poetry Blows UpAlong With Growing Claims Of Plagiarism, As Delta Variant Spreads, Artists and Venues Scramble to Keep Concerts Safe, Live Nation Allows Artists to Require Vaccination or Proof of Negative Test Result for U.S. Concerts. Web0:00 / 2:57 Amanda Shires - Fault Lines (Official Audio) Amanda Shires 26.8K subscribers Subscribe 23K views 6 months ago "Fault Lines" is on Amanda Shires' new album. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time If youre just joining us, my guest is songwriter, singer, musician Amanda Shires. In 2016 there was 13% representation of women to men on country radio, and now it still sits pleasantly at 16% on a good week. Cancelling shows feels awful, I know. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The spurs of hip bones Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. If you want a driver, climb inside or only want to take me for a ride, you know you can. And thank you so much for having me as a guest. While Shires might not have set out to make an album that reminds us of the power of women pursuing their own impulses, desires and ambitions with abandon, that perspective enlivens this bracing 10-song set. GROSS: I think its time for another break. SHIRES: When I write songs, I go into it either with an idea to explore something, make sense of the world or my feelings, you know, all that. Amanda Shires, performing during the Americana Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 22, 2021 in Nashville. SHIRES: I mean, I think theyre pretty good. Amanda Shires is a singing, songwriting. I know the cost of flight is landing. SHIRES: Oh, yes, Mercy is my daughter. SHIRES: (Singing) Trying not to think of names. I said, I just wrote this song. And Zachs going to play guitar. But whatever. You dont see a lot of men speaking up, and every voice is helpful. Thats the percentage of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 who have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death, according to the CDC. GROSS: Well, in 2020, you and your husband, Jason Isbell, recorded a duet of a song you wrote called The Problem. And the song is from the perspective of a teenage couple. And then you also youve got guys thatll back you up. Isbell said he had to cancel his Asheville shows scheduled for Jan. 11-12, but he and his team are working to reschedule shows in Louisville, Columbus, Wilkes-Barre and Wilmington. So I dont have to go trying to learn all these other things. Her new album is called Take It Like A Man.. How Trump's Team Conned Susan Collins Into Dooming Roe v. Wade, Add Abortion to the List of Things Republicans Are Blaming for Uvalde, Want to Know What Politics Looks Like After Roe? Click the audio link above to get the full experience, On channeling her feelings about her marriage into writing Fault Lines and showing it to Isbell, I went and I sat down in my barn of internal wandering, and this is after some kind of nebulous argument, and I wrote Fault Lines and then I texted it to him, just like youd imagine, I said, I just wrote this song. And then in my mind I thought, Well, if he couldnt hear the frequency of my voice before, maybe he could hear it through music, you know? My daughter was about a year old, and I was getting into my touring van because I hadnt worked my way into a bus yet. Were proud to be from that area. What does that phrase mean to you? When the band step back from their microphones to begin the extended breakdown, Isbell smiles like a boy on a great adventure. You had an abortion. On top of that, Shires notes, the pro-life stance doesnt typically extend past birth. 'Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal, creators on new Grogu revelations and 'Last of Us' comparisons, Saved by the bell: Contestant ordered to keep mask on, in historic 'Masked Singer' first, Chris Pine admits 'it does look' like Harry Styles spit on him but this is what actually happened, Rebel Wilson 'collapsed' after Ramona Agruma proposal: 'I was so overwhelmed', Amy Grant recalls being 'so scared' to return to touring following serious bike accident. It was Fault Lines.. Im Terry Gross. Fellow singer/songwriter Aimee Mann tweeted well wishes to Isbell: Im so sorry. 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