Why 2021 Juno winner Tenille Townes enjoyed reading Alicia Keys' bestselling musical memoir More Myself
This segment originally aired on Jan. 2, 2021.
Tenille Townes is a country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for female artist of the year. Her third studio album was 2020's The Lemonade Stand, a record that featured singles Somebody's Daughter and When I Meet My Maker.
Lemonade Stand won the 2021 Juno Award for country album of the year.
Townes spoke with The Next Chapter about the book she's reading: More Myself by American musician and songwriter Alicia Keys.
"I am currently reading More Myself by Alicia Keys, which I have absolutely been loving. I've been feeling so inspired by hearing her tell her story.
"In a nutshell, the book is about her path of sharing her music and what life was like before things really took off for her. It's so fascinating to me to hear about the creative process. She talks a lot about songwriting, getting her record deal and performing on Oprah for the first time.
It's so fascinating to me to hear about the creative process.
"It's about discovering her voice and her confidence through that whole path. It's wonderful to get to hear somebody talk about those moments from that 'looking back' perspective."
Tenille Townes's comments have been edited for length and clarity.
