Njengompetha we-wrestling, UMickie James empeleni ayidingi isingeniso. Isikhathi sesibili esithi 'Owesifazane Wonyaka' nge I-Pro Wrestling Illustrated , UJames uyena kuphela owabamba iWWE Women's, WWE Divas, neTNA Knockouts Championship.
Nokho iminyaka eyishumi uMickie James ubuye wazigcina ekhuthele njengomculi. I-albhamu yakhe yokuqala kwakungezwe lakuleli ngo-2010 Abezinye Nezingelosi , njengoba ikhiqizwe nguKent Wells (uDolly Parton, uKenny Rogers, uReba McEntire). Ngawo lowo nyaka futhi kwaletha ukukhishwa kwe-'Hardcore Country 'eyodwa, eyaba yingxenye yokungena kukaJames eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.
Ngo-2013 kuphume i-albhamu yakhe Othile Uzokhokha , efike ku- # 15 kuBillboard Heatseekers Chart. UJames usekhiphe izingoma ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi i-'Christmas Presence 'yanyakenye, wahambela eceleni kweMontgomery Gentry, uRandy Houser, uGretchen Wilson noRascal Flatts. Uphinde waba inductee kumaNative American Music Awards Hall Of Fame ngo-2017, wawina i-'Best Single Recording 'kumaNative American Music Awards ngo-2018.
Ngakuthokozela ukukhuluma noMickie James ngocingo ngoFebhuwari 26, 2020, ngohambo lwakhe lomculo, izinhlelo zakhe zesikhathi esizayo, ukuba ngumama nokuningi. Ingxoxo ephelele ishumekwe ngezansi - futhi izovela nakumagazini wesikhathi esizayo we i I-Paltrocast noDarren Paltrowitz i-podcast - ngenkathi ingxenye yengxoxo ibhalwe ngokukhethekile Ezemidlalo .
Okuningi kuMickie James kungatholakala online ku www.mimshunm .

Kulokho ongakulindela kumbukiso obukhoma kaMickie James:
UMickie James: Kuyajabulisa. Sinezinto eziningi ngokuzijabulisa. Sakha imibukiso yethu ukuze nje ibe uhla oluhle lwezingoma zami, izingoma engizibhalile, izingoma engizidlalayo, kodwa kufana nephathi, kumnandi. Ngithanda ukusho ukuthi isitayela sethu yizwe kakhulu, into yasemadwaleni aseNingizimu. Ngakho-ke kufana nohlobo oluhlanganisiwe lombukiso ... Sithanda ukuzijabulisa embukisweni wethu. Uma ungeke ujabule laphaya, akunangqondo ukukwenza.
Kuqhubeke lapho efuna ukuba ngumculi ngokuqhathanisa nokuba ngumpetha we-wrestling:
UMickie James: Ngicabanga ukuthi ngangifuna ukuba sobabili njengengane. Uyazi ukuthi unazo kanjani zonke lezi zifiso useyingane. 'Ngizoba yilokhu, nami ngizoba yilokho.' Ukulwa kwakuyinto yami nobaba, leyo kwakuyinto yethu yokuqinisa ubuhlobo. Kwakuyindida nje ukuthi ngangena kanjani kukho ngemuva kwesikole esiphakeme. Kodwa-ke, ngikhule ngigibela amahhashi futhi ngokweqiniso yilokho ebengicabanga ukuthi ngizokwenzela impilo yami yonke.
Noma ngangifuna ukucula, ngangingazethembi ngokwanele ukuthi ngangicabanga ukuthi nginekhono lokuba ngumculi. Bengiziqopha futhi ngizijwayeze futhi ngenze nekhwaya esontweni, kodwa bengingazethembi kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi angizethembi ngokwanele ukuma esiteji futhi ngizenze ngibe sengozini enkulu. Kwaze kwaba yilapho ngisemgwaqeni isikhathi esigcwele nomdlalo we-wrestling lapho ngibuyele khona - ngidlale i-violin iminyaka emihlanu esikoleni - ngaphezulu kwezimpande zomculo wami ... ngangisemgwaqweni izinsuku ezingama-200 ngonyaka, okungenani ... Isikhathi esiningi besichithwa emotweni yami, kulalelwa umsakazo.
Ngihlale ngibhala imicabango, imibono, noma yini. Ngizwe sengathi ngiqala ukubhala okuningi ngohlobo oluthile lwengoma ngibe sengiqala ukubona ukuthi bengingabhali ngeculo nje kuphela kodwa nezingoma ezazisemsakazweni nezinto ezinjalo. Ngaqala ukubhala izingoma, noma lokho engangicabanga ukuthi izingoma. Ngalokho, ngithathe isinqumo, 'Uyazi, le yinto engangihlale ngifuna ukuyenza.' Ngiseyingane, nganginokwesaba ngokuphelele futhi ngangizithemba, zonke lezi zinto ezilethwa ukwesaba.

Ekuzingeleni kwakhe ukubeka engcupheni umculo wakhe:
UMickie James: Bengifana nokuthi, 'Ngizohamba nje ngihambise lezi zingoma eNashville bese ngithatha lezi zingoma ngizinqume, noma okungenani ngisike ezingcono kakhulu. Uma ngabe babili kuphela, kulungile. Uma kugcina sekufana nokwehla etafuleni likamama, kulungile. ' (ehleka) Angifuni ukubheka emuva empilweni yami bese ngihamba, 'Kungani ngingakaze ngikwenze lokho?'
Ngikwenzile, futhi lokho kwaba cishe ngo-2008 lapho ngilethe leli qoqo lezinto engizibhalile futhi ngahlangana nabantu abaningi ... Kwakunjalo UKent Wells, odlala noDolly Parton , futhi owayenguphrojusa kwi-albhamu yami yokuqala, okwakunguyena ohlangabeze bonke laba bantu - ngangiyohlangana nabadidiyeli abakhulu kanye nabakhiqizi baseNashville nje - lokho kwangenza ngazikholelwa kakhulu. Ufana nokuthi, 'Mickie unalezi zingoma ezinhle, kepha ngifuna ukukubeka nababhali bezingoma futhi ngifuna ukuqinisa ikhono lakho lokubhala ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi unethalente ngempela. Kepha futhi unomsindo oyingqayizivele ongazwakali njenganoma ngubani eNashville njengamanje. Unendaba eyingqayizivele nesizinda, futhi ngincamela ukukungenisa bese ngizama ukucija ukuze uzithole futhi ubone ukuthi ngabe yinto ozimisele ngayo ngempela le. '
Ngaleyo nqubo yokwenza i-albhamu yami yokuqala naye, ngaqala ukuzikholelwa kakhudlwana kancane ... Lokho kwakungu-2010 lapho ngakhipha khona i-albhamu yami yokuqala futhi ngangimbonga kakhulu ngoba angicabangi ukuthi wayenayo wanganginikeza leso sibindi noma inkolelo kimi yokuthi ngangikwazi ukukwenza lokho ... Ngalithanda ibhizinisi futhi ngiyithanda le mboni kakhulu. Kimi, kumane nje kudale ibhalansi yokusebenzisa iminyaka engama-20 yokugcina yempilo yami kulo mkhakha onamandla, owakhiwe ngobudlova ukukhulula uhlangothi lwami oluthambile abantu abangalwazi kaningi.