Mickey Guyton talks about why she takes ‘1 shot of tequila’ before shows
Each performer has their own pre-show ritual, and Mickey Guyton‘It’s about enjoying a fun adult drink.
“I definitely have some rosé because it just gets me off,” the country star, 41, shares exclusively in the latest issue of We weekly. “Sometimes a shot of tequila. For example, one shot of tequila gets me going, takes away the anxiety and I’m good to go. And a prayer, we always make sure we pray with the band before we go out.”
When it comes to her wine preferences, Guyton jokes that her backstage rosé can be “any” kind, adding, “It can be canned. It can be done in a glass. As long as it’s cold and in my hand.”
Another clothing must-have for Guyton is “great lighting.” She explains: “We need good lighting, but not too cold, because it is often freezing in these backstages. And [we need] a good candle. I love a nice smelling candle. That’s something I definitely need. To be honest, I’m not that picky.”
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Guyton – who released her new album House on fire in September – concluded her first-ever headline tour with CMT on tour earlier this month. She used to go out with Brad Paisley up Crushin’ It world tour in 2015, during which she had her craziest tour experience.
“Our bus broke down twice in the middle of the night, so we had to catch a flight,” she says Us. “I did my makeup with my fingers. I didn’t even have a hair [curler] or whatever. And [I] I showed up to my set that day, about 10 minutes before my set, and had to go there with my hair not done yet.
As if the incident couldn’t get any worse, “Our bus broke down and we didn’t have a bus all night and we had to ride other band members’ buses on the way to the next video,” she says. “It was terrible. It was terrible and it was raining.”
Mickey Guyton performs on stage at Orville Peck’s Sixth Annual Rodeo
Mary-Beth Blankenship/Getty ImagesDespite the complications, Guyton says her performance “surprisingly” went “really well.”
Guyton has been releasing music since 2015 and says her ‘favorite’ song to perform live is one of her earlier songs, ‘Better Than You Left Me’. She tells Us: “It’s the first song I ever wrote and people really seem to like that song and it really excites the audience.”
Every good show deserves an equally fun afterparty. Guyton – who appears in the new Hulu series It’s all land – likes to keep things chill in a “lounge” instead of going to a club. “That’s just not for me,” she says. “[I prefer] a good lounge, a nice drink, free drinks, open bar.”
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However, country isn’t the music genre Guyton leans towards when he’s chilling after a show. “I really like ’90s hip-hip,” she notes. “A little Piggy [Smalls]small Tupac [Shakur]some Snoop Doggyou know, West Coast rap. … It just always lifts the mood.”
For more information about Guyton, read the latest issue of We weeklyon newsstands now.
With reporting by Eliza Thompson
