Elle King has come a long way.
Of course, I think we all remember the viral story about Elle King back in January, where just days after King appeared to be inebriated as she hosted Nashville’s New Years Eve Bash, the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer angered a lot of country fans when she disrespected the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman and Dolly Parton during an Opry Goes Dolly tribute.
King slurred her speech as she stood in front of the crowd at Ryman Auditorium, and barely got through a performance of Dolly Parton’s “Marry Me.” She shouted a very tasteful, “I don’t give a sh*t” right in the middle of the song, which just in case you weren’t familiar with the tune, is not a part of the chorus:
@traveler_bex #Elleking ruins #dollyparton birthday bash in #nashville ♬ original sound – Bex
Following the incident, she canceled all the shows that were on her calendar at the time, and laid pretty low, going to therapy and trying to move on from what happened as privately as possible.
She’s since spoken out publicly about all of it, saying she went through a “therapeutic program” to address some things going on in her personal life at the time, and this past Friday, she put out a new song called “High Road,” the first since everything went down.
Ell said it was inspired by a 70’s-era Willie Nelson, and in an interview with People, she talked about the song as well as some of her personal reflections over the last year or so. Elle explained that she’s made positive changes in her life, and she can be confident onstage once again because of it:
“I felt so afraid to ever have a drink before I go onstage again because I appreciated someone buying tickets to my concert. I wasn’t going to let them down. I did let people down.
And ultimately, I let myself down that day, and I never wanted to feel that ever again … I’m definitely able to put on a better show because of some changes that I’ve made in my life, and it gets me more excited.”
Clearly, it was a hard thing to go through, and Elle accepts responsibility for it… and she honestly didn’t know if “single human being would ever buy a ticket to my show again.” It did cause quite a stir online, so I’m sure from the inside looking out it felt like the sky was falling, but obviously, people are still eager to hear her music and see her perform live:
“Try having something bad you did go f—ing viral — that was pretty hard. I never thought that a single human being would ever buy a ticket to my show again. But they do.”
I think everyone deserves a second chance, and from everything I’ve heard her say, it seems like Elle has been able to make some much-needed changes to her personal and private life, turning the overall situation into a net positive.
Elle released her first country album Come Get Your Wife last year, and I really enjoyed it and think she’s a very talented artist.
She’s currently out on the road for her Baby Daddy’s Weekend Tour, and says she’s truly content for the first time in her life:
“I’m very happy, I’m very content, which is nice, and I don’t know if I’ve ever really felt that, so it’s a blessing … This is worth all the effort in the world. My family, this is what deserves all the energy and effort. All this other sh*t is just a plus.”
Her new song “High Road” is really cool and definitely has that throwback sound to it, make sure you check it out here:
