Every mom rocks. pitchfork just happened to talk to some moms who rock more literally than most. Happy MothersDay weekend
in the early 2000s. “I was pretty young, and there was this feminist mentality of like, ‘Women can do anything, it doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant,’” she says. “But it was pretty horrible. I was so sick and exhausted. I would just sleep in the van all day, play the show, and drag myself to the hotel.”There’s no paid maternity leave for the vast majority of musicians, which can leave new mothers with precious little downtime.
Margo Price ended up hitting the road to play nearly 20 shows opening for country star Chris Stapleton in 2019, just four weeks after having a C-section to give birth to her second child. The shows were booked before Price even knew she was pregnant, and she found herself backed into a corner—keeping the dates wasn’t just about her, but her bandmates and crew, as well as everyone’s longevity in the industry. She wasn’t sure if she’d get an opportunity like it again.
Parenting on the go is a harried operation, whether in a tour bus or between airports; the novelty of short hotel stays or bunk beds on a bus only lasts so long. Most nightclubs and music festivals are often not so kid-friendly, either, largely due to a lack of preparedness that reinforces the idea that an artistic lifestyle is only available to people without children. Charlotte Adigéry, who gave birth in August 2021, brought her three-month-old son along for her first postpartum shows.
For Van Etten, even FaceTiming from the road can add to the ache of separation; there are moments when, even through a screen, she can tell that her son is trying not to cry. “What does he think about what I do?” she says. “It’s not just that this is my job—it also makes me a better person for him, for me, and for anyone that knows me.”
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