Do you think that you have evolved and changed more than people give you credit for over the decades? I mean, people praise you for the fact that your sound has remained so consistent over the decades. SMITH: (Singing) How many teardrops have I cried over you? A million and one tears, a million and two.ĬHANG: You know, you represent to so many people what traditional country music sounds like. If it's a good song and I think I can sing it, I don't care what you call it I just want to sing it, and I want to do it well.ĬHANG: You just feel it. Well, when it comes to music and trying to stay comfortable with who you are, how do you balance that comfort with also wanting to try new things out as an artist - new sounds, new ideas? So it's hard to please me, for me to please me.ĬHANG: Yeah. SMITH: So I'm not a very competitive person, except with myself.
Oh, no, I've got to get better at my music. Maybe I'm just accepting more.ĬHANG: So this is a way you feel not just about music but outside of music, too, in other parts of your life. SMITH: I think I even like me a little bit, and I didn't for years (laughter). And when I talked to her recently, I asked her if she's still feeling relaxed. SMITH: So you just might as well relax in who you are and enjoy it.ĬHANG: That's when Connie Smith last spoke to NPR. She reached country stardom shortly after that, took a hiatus for about 20 years in the middle and reemerged with a new album back in 1998. That new record, "The Cry Of The Heart," extends a career that began with a debut single in 1964.
So - but I just - if I find the songs, then I think, I want to sing that, you know? And then Marty will say, OK, let's start a record (laughter).ĬHANG: More on Marty in a bit. SMITH: We used to do three albums a year and a single every three months, you know, for years and years. It was actually her collaborator for 25 years, her husband Marty Stuart, who did the tabulation. She's a standard-bearer for traditional country sounds. SMITH: (Singing) My heart's heart it all before.ĬHANG: To be fair, Connie Smith's music often feels timeless. Today, the country music legend Connie Smith releases her 54th album - at least that's what she understands to be true.ĬONNIE SMITH: I'm not very good on time 'cause time just don't mean a lot to me (laughter).
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