Between dates on her already-epic Cloud 9 Tour, Megan Moroney and her dog Boots join Katie Neal in the studio to talk about the making of her latest trek, the importance of her fans, and how she navigates life with a puppy on the road.
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Moroney’s tour began in May, featuring hallmarks of Megan and her Cloud 9 album, a detailed stage design, and a floating window moment across the arena that initially had the singer in a panic.
“I will say I had 2 weeks to rehearse up in Pennsylvania, and fortunately my video guy Jeff has it all on video so one day I'll get to show everybody,” she shares. “The 1st 5 times I went up there I was terrified, like they were having to give me towels because my hands were so clammy and sweaty and I kind of felt like I was gonna pass out up there, and I was like kind of having mini panic attacks.”
“I think it's because all the lights were on so I could see the two little strings I'm hanging from, I could see that I could touch the rafter, I could see that I could fall to my death if something went wrong,” she adds. “Once we started doing the show full out and the lights were off I was like, ‘oh this isn't bad.’ And honestly, I was kind of just like, I'm gonna have to find a way to get over this fear because this window's already been paid for and it was expensive, so we're using the window.”
“Obviously the more I did it, it's fun now. It's one of my favorite parts of the show.”
On tour Megan keeps her routine, eating at the same time, doing her Pilates workout on YouTube, knocking out the schedule to keep things rolling.
“Every 15 minutes I have something to do,” Moroney admits. “Like my day is planned out that way.”
Through it all, she knows that it’s the fans that have pushed her career to this level, looking back on the past few years as she has shot to superstardom. “I released ‘Tennessee Orange’ in 2022 and it hasn't even been four years since I released [it]. It'll be four years this football season.”
“I always just give credit to my fans because they've done this for me, they show up, they're the ones that have encouraged me to continue to be honest in my songwriting and they support me when I do things. I know that there's a lot of people that don't get it still, but… the people that do get it, that's what it's for.”
For more from Megan Moroney and her dog, Boots, check out the full interview above.
Her latest album, ‘Cloud 9,’ is now available everywhere
Her latest album, ‘Cloud 9,’ is now available everywhere
