Kacey Musgraves says 'songs started pouring out' of her after she met husband Ruston Kelly

Her album Golden Hour won her the coveted Album Of The Year Grammy.

And Kacey Musgraves said she couldn't have created the record without being inspired by the love of husband Ruston Kelly, who she first met around the time she began writing the LP.'

'After meeting this person who really allows me to just be myself, not have to walk on eggshells for any reason, songs started pouring out,' the country star revealed in a new cover story for Glamour.

Love's inspiration: Kacey Musgraves revealed how her love for husband inspired the music on her Grammy Award-winning album Golden Hour in her new cover story for Glamour

Love's inspiration: Kacey Musgraves revealed how her love for husband inspired the music on her Grammy Award-winning album Golden Hour in her new cover story for Glamour

'That whole time period was a big opening of heart for me,' Musgraves began, 'I started to see the world in a more fond, pretty light.' 

The pair first met at a songwriters showcase at Nashville's BIuebird Cafe, where she found herself take by his performance.

'His songs made me really emotional. I thought, This guy's really clever, whoever he is,' she said.

After getting to know each other and then collaborating on songs, the pair fell for each other.

'And then it was "That’s all she wrote.",' Kacey joked, 'Pun intended. Everything was right.'

An outpouring of creativity: 'After meeting this person who really allows me to just be myself, not have to walk on eggshells for any reason, songs started pouring out,' the country star said

An outpouring of creativity: 'After meeting this person who really allows me to just be myself, not have to walk on eggshells for any reason, songs started pouring out,' the country star said

Think pink like Kacey in a top by Christopher John Rogers

Kacey Musgraves is the star of Glamour’s latest cover, which sees her posing up a storm in an array of show-stopping ensembles.

This all-fuchsia look has to be our favorite! Comprising a ruffle top and skirt by Christopher John Rogers, completed with jewelry from Anita Ko, it’s hard to forget!

Kacey’s top particularly caught our eye thanks to its statement ruffles and feather trim. With spring in bloom, it's the perfect time to start introducing some color into our wardrobes, and this top would make a dreamy addition, to say the least.

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Time to breath: Kacey (above with Ruston at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards) wondered whether she would have even met her love if she didn't take a time from touring to 'explore creatively' and write music

Time to breath: Kacey (above with Ruston at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards) wondered whether she would have even met her love if she didn't take a time from touring to 'explore creatively' and write music

She said that things came naturally, a new experience for the star.

'I didn't have to shift any part of my personality to make it fit together,' she explained, 'Which isn’t really something I've had before.'

The pair married in 2017.

Kacey wondered whether she would have even met her love if she didn't take a time from touring to 'explore creatively' and write music.

On the road again! Musgraves (above at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards) is about to go back on the road again, set for a short stint in Australia and New Zealand starting May 10

On the road again! Musgraves (above at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards) is about to go back on the road again, set for a short stint in Australia and New Zealand starting May 10

'If I wouldn't have blocked off time to get off the road and try to create a new album and have the time to explore creatively, it makes me wonder if I would have met him. It was perfect timing.' 

Kacey is about to go back on the road again, set for a short stint in Australia and New Zealand starting May 10.

After that, she'll be back in the States for New York's Governors Ball June 1.

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Kacey Musgraves says husband Ruston Kelly was the inspiration for Grammy-winning album Golden Hour

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