Margo Price Says Sobriety Put Her in ‘Best Headspace’ of Her Life: ‘Creative Juices Are Functioning’

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The 41-year-old musician from Nashville shared insights into her current mental health during a discussion with People, which was released on Sunday, March 23. “I feel as though I am in the best mental space I've ever been in. My creativity is flowing like never before, and I genuinely feel very happy,” she remarked to the publication, highlighting her commitment to avoiding alcohol since 2021.

Price recounted her experience of waking up revitalized after performing at Willie Nelson’s ranch until 12:30 AM. “I thought to myself, ‘Had I been drinking, this morning would have been far more challenging.’ I managed to get up after just two hours of sleep and set my alarm for 4:20,” the “Hands of Time” singer shared with the outlet. “I rise, hit the road, and I’m here, fully prepared to deliver a great show.”

In 2018, Price faced the heartbreak of losing her twin son, Ezra, merely two weeks after his birth. In the aftermath, she told People that this tragedy initiated “a completely different phase of depression.” In 2021, she authored an essay for GQ magazine, outlining her journey to transform her lifestyle. “Throughout the chaotic past year, I did the most defiant thing I have ever accomplished: I stopped consuming alcohol,” Price expressed in her GQ piece, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted her in 2020.

“From an outsider's perspective, I appeared to have everything under control: an entry into the challenging music industry, a supportive partner, a lovely family. And indeed, I do possess all of that. However, after nearly a year in isolation, I began experiencing intense dreams,” Price explained. “One dream, in particular, recurred regularly: a vision of masked and unmasked faces surrounding me in silence as I descended into deep quicksand.”

The poignant article also examined the reasons behind her past reliance on alcohol. “I turned to drinking due to my concerns about the world, I drank out of boredom, I drank because I longed for [my] tour, I drank because I was unemployed, and I drank because everyone else did,” she confessed. “And I drank even when my heart wasn’t truly in it.” Price mentioned that she didn’t participate in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, noting that she discovered a personalized approach to sobriety that suited her. “As women, we often find ourselves apologizing. The only person I feel the need to ask for forgiveness is myself … I do not label myself as an alcoholic, and I have no regrets regarding the choices I’ve made in life,” Price expressed. “I hold the belief that everything occurs for a reason. However, I also think that abstaining from alcohol has made both parenting and my career more manageable.”

In a recent discussion with People, Price, who is wed to her band’s guitarist, Jeremy Ivey, and has a son who is a twin as well as a daughter born in 2019, expressed that she finds herself in a particularly uplifting phase of her life. “I feel as though I’m getting younger,” Price elaborated, mentioning that she particularly enjoys activities like “embracing the outdoors,” hiking, canoeing, and fishing nowadays.