Lainey Wilson told Fox News Digital being an American ‘means being free’ and that 'freedom is a good feeling.' Lainey Wilson released her fifth studio album "Whirlwind" on Friday, but life wasn't always so easy for the country music sensation. The release of her new album comes a full decade after Wilson released her debut record.
The country music star told The Associated Press that her latest project represents how her journey in Nashville has been – a "whirlwind." "It’s been a journey," she told the outlet. "I’ve been in Nashville for 13 years and I tell people I’m like, it feels like I got there yesterday, but I also feel like I’ve been there my whole life.
" Lainey Wilson lived in a trailer for three years at the start of her career. (Getty Images) Thirteen years ago, the "Yellowstone" star packed up her belongings and moved from the 200-person town of Baskin, Louisiana, and headed to Nashville to pursue her dream of being a country music star. In February, Wilson took home her first Grammy.
'YELLOWSTONE' STAR LAINEY WILSON TESTIFIES AI USING HER VOICE WAS 'GUT PUNCH': 'IT IS A PERSONAL VIOLATION' To get where she is today, she lived in a Flagstaff bumper-pull camper trailer in her mentor's studio parking lot for three years. In 2022, Wilson returned to the grounds of her former home, which sparked "sadness" inside of her to relive some of her darkest days. "I feel a sense of hopefulness standing here, but I also feel a little sadness," she told "Good Mornin.