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Vince Gill weighs hard truths with emotional depth on ‘Okie’

By KRISTIN M. HALL nothing further happened,
Associated Press but he thought about it a
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — lot and kept trying to find
Vince Gill might make the right words. “Some-
people break down in times the innocent don’t
tears when they listen to have a voice,” said Gill.
his vulnerable new record “When you’re a kid and
in which he sings about re- somebody is abusive to
gret, marriage, faith, sexual you, you don’t know how
abuse and hard choices. to handle it.
But then again, so did he. You don’t know how to
When the country singer deal with it.”
recorded his song “When He sang the song when he
My Amy Prays,” about was rehearsing for a show
his relationship with God years ago and a woman in
through his wife Amy his band heard it and ran
Grant, he choked up. His off the stage crying.
normally pristine tenor “She came to me later and
voice faltered. He decided said, ‘How did you know
to leave it as is. that’s my story?’” Gill said.
“I don’t so much anymore On “What Choice Will You
feel like I want to get im- Make,” Gill writes from the
pressed by music as much perspective of a woman
as I want to get in it and In this Feb. 1, 2016 file photo, Vince Gill poses for a photo at his home in Nashville, Tenn. Gill abandoned and shunned
be moved,” said the 21- doesn’t hold back on weighty topics of regret, faith, his marriage and sexual abuse on his new because of an unplanned
time Grammy winner at record “Okie” coming out on Aug. 23, 2019. pregnancy, and he asks
his home in Nashville after Associated Press the listener to just empa-
finishing a recent Euro- known for his emotionally “These days it’s awful hard what that is like, but he thize. In a time when wom-
pean tour with The Eagles. wrought performances of to get a fair assessment of said he was inspired by an en’s reproductive choices
“There’s a lot of life tied songs like “Go Rest High on what truth is,” Gill said. “Be- experience he had as a are highly politicized, he
up in these songs and it That Mountain,” written af- cause people are afraid seventh-grade kid. just wanted to put people
gets somewhat emotional ter the death of his brother, to tell the truth sometimes “I was on the basketball in her shoes when no an-
sometimes.” or heart-wrenching love because they’ll get barbe- team and the basketball swer seems like the right
“Okie,” out Friday, is one of songs like “Whenever You cued for it, you know. And coach, the gym teacher one.
his most personal and hon- Come Around.” But “Okie” that’s no way to live. It’s no called me into his office,” “Its intent is not me tell-
est albums in years, full of reveals a lot about Gill’s way to be.” Gill said. ing you what you should
songs that he waited a life- core truths, whether it’s One of the most striking “I’m sitting on his desk and or shouldn’t do,” he said.
time to write and record. spiritual or life lessons or songs on the album is “For- the hand goes on my leg “I like seeing it be told in
Forty years into an unprec- wisdom he’s gained from ever Changed,” about and it goes further and fur- the hands of kindness,
edented career, 62-year- other songwriters like Guy child sexual abuse. Gill ther up.” rather than the hands of
old Gill has always been Clark and Merle Haggard. doesn’t assume he knows Gill said he ran away and judgment.”q

Uzo Aduba post-’Orange’: ‘The work will come.’

By RYAN PEARSON There’s more to the slew which is in production and
Associated Press of stars onboard. Tracey doesn’t yet have a release
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uzo Ullman will play “The Femi- date.
Aduba said the upcoming nine Mystique” author Betty The ERA battleground
FX limited series “Mrs. Amer- Friedan and Margo Martin- contributed to the rise of
ica” encompasses a whole dale is U.S. Rep. Bella Ab- the Moral Majority, shifting
lot of what she loves best zug, known for — among the cultural and political
about acting. other things — her state- landscape. It’s written by
“It’s a story of women. It’s ment hats. James Marsden, Emmy-winner Dahvi Waller,
bringing great women to- Sarah Paulsen, Kayli Carter, who was in the “Mad Men”
gether, incredibly talented John Slattery and Jeanne stable. Blanchett is an ex-
women who I have re- Tripplehorn will also ap- ecutive producer and it’s
spected and admired for pear. the first time the Oscar win-
years,” she told The Associ- Aduba said she also has ner has appeared in a se-
ated Press in a recent inter- long admired the late Ch- ries in a regular role.
view. isholm, who was the first The period show could
Featuring Aduba as the late black woman elected to have devolved into a star- This May 22, 2019 photo shows actress Uzo Aduba posing for a
U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Congress. transformation parade (ex- portrait in Los Angeles.
Cate Blanchett as conser- “It represents authenticity ecutives recently released Associated Press
vative activist and orange and truth, and it’s a story photos of the stars in char-
juice queen Phyllis Schlafly that wants to tell the truth acter), but Waller’s scripts wrapped up on Netflix, she I’ve seen it. ... The work
and Rose Byrne as feminist about that time. The hard have “given so much to said she remains optimistic will come. How fluidly and
Gloria Steinem, the show is and the good truth. That’s the story, to give us some- about her professional fu- quickly it comes, I don’t
based on the true story of exciting for me,” the “Or- thing to really do and say,” ture. know, and what comes,
the 1970s battle over the ange is the New Black” co- Aduba added. “Anything is possible,” she I really don’t know, but I
Equal Rights Amendment. star said of her new show, Now that “Orange” has said. “I know it because know it will come.”q