{"id":3658,"date":"2025-09-03T00:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:47:21","slug":"jessie-murph-makes-you-feel-some-type-of-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/jessie-murph-makes-you-feel-some-type-of-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Murph Makes You &#039;Feel Some Type of Way&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy82MTU0NTIzMi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc4MDgyMzUxMn0.o0u3zgtTUJ6KX7zFuQOTYzsSFQCEWUOYckE1DxrQr0I\/img.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;coordinates=0%2C182%2C0%2C182\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jessiemurphhh\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jessie Murph<\/a> exists where few artists can: somewhere, <em><em>authentically, <\/em><\/em>between southern rap, \u201850s crooning, classic country and delectable pop. This July, she dropped her second album <em><em>Sex Hysteria <\/em><\/em>\u2014 pushing the Huntsville, Alabama-born star to viral success. Some of it \u2014 like the videos of her singing her contagious track &#8220;Blue Strips&#8221; about moving on from an ex and throwing hundred-dollar bills in the strip club, performed with back-up dancers, hip-hop delivery and a twang, all while rocking a Priscilla Presley beehive \u2013 gained her new fans. Other tracks, her ballad &#8220;1965&#8221; which came with an NSFW surreal music video, had some internet sleuths up in arms.<\/p>\n<p>The song\u2019s tongue-in-cheek lyrics about wanting a traditional yet toxic relationship from the \u201860s over modern love start with her saying \u201cMy hair is high, coke is cheap\u201d and \u201cStudies are now saying that cigarettes are recommended\u201d \u2014 yet many listeners still felt she was upholding stereotypes about women. Despite the push back, however, Murph takes it on the chin. \u201cNot everybody\u2019s going to understand everything and I accept that and know it will be a continuous theme throughout my career,\u201d she tells <em><em>PAPER. <\/em><\/em>\u201cI always want to be polarizing with what I\u2019m making. I want people to love it or hate it, as long as they feel some type of way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"527091a924f0994739966b9444a3fdfc\" style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1965\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0jbWNxxO_HM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Her boldness is working. At the time of its release, the album charted No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it her highest charting to date. She&#8217;s also got cosigns from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Elton John, and fellow southerner Gucci Mane, who Murph not only named one of the album\u2019s tracks after but also features on the song \u201cDonuts.\u201d Her lack of allegiance to genre has hit a sweet spot for modern-day listeners whose tastes are also varied. And despite the pushback, she&#8217;s moving forward with fans who continue to resonate. \u201cWith the hate, the people who really listen to the music and have been there and are actually listening understand,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s what means the most to me. I feel more love around me than I ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s been a little over a month since you released<i> Sex Hysteria<\/i>. How have you been feeling since it&#8217;s release?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a tough one. It\u2019s been a very surreal month for me in a lot of ways. It\u2019s been beautiful and very rewarding. It\u2019s also been very tiring and it can be a little mentally exhausting to see and hear all the opinions on everything. But ultimately, it\u2019s been such a positive, surreal month. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Your last album<\/strong><em><strong><em>That Ain\u2019t No Man, That\u2019s the Devil<\/em><\/strong><\/em><strong>, it felt like you were in a completely different place.<\/strong><strong> What do you feel like the biggest transition has been for you between releasing your debut in comparison to <\/strong><em><strong><em>Sex Hysteria<\/em><\/strong><\/em><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at it now, I think that album served a different purpose than this album does. I think that one had a very strong throughline of anger. I was definitely writing more about one specific thing on that album. And I understand that not everyone feels that way and it\u2019s not very common, <em>everyone wants to listen to it in the car<\/em> type music. But that album\u2019s for when people get cheated on and shit like that. That&#8217;s a big difference. This album encompasses a lot more and a broader range of emotions. I think more people will gravitate towards it since there\u2019s a little something for everybody. It feels a lot different than it did the last time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Going into the studio for <\/strong><em><strong><em>Sex Hysteria<\/em><\/strong><\/em><strong>, what was that process for you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p> I actually didn\u2019t look at it as \u201cI\u2019m making an album.\u201d I looked at it by going into the studio and whatever was in my heart would come out. It was a log of my days and genuinely, whatever I was feeling and going through would come out. So everything was very genuine and true to what I was experiencing at the time. It\u2019s a log of my feelings while I was writing it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Was there a specific song or moment in the studio where you got excited or felt like the album was coming together?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely. I think specifically with writing \u201cBlue Strips\u201d it was magical. I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt it was special. I didn\u2019t know why, but it\u2019s a feeling. When you hear a song it can make you want to smile and this one made me want to dance. I\u2019m not much of a dancer. Another one was \u201cHeroin.\u201d I remember feeling really proud of that. That one speaks to the musicality of things I really love. That\u2019s my favorite song on the record and a moment where I knew it was really coming together. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s talk about \u201cBlue Strips,&#8221; particularly Lana poll dancing to it. When did you see that clip? How did it feel to see her making her own strip club, Lana-style, to your song?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It felt like I won a Grammy. Nothing could ever measure up to this. It\u2019s the best thing ever. I still think about it every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking about the Lana and inspiration in general, your music doesn&#8217;t sound like anything anyone else is making right now. What music inspires you that may have seeped into the album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span>That\u2019s a good question. I grew up listening to a lot of different things. There was always country music around me, being from Alabama. That\u2019s something I always had in the background. But also lots of Elton John, Adele, Etta James, Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill. A lot of different things were playing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I wanted to ask you about \u201c1965.\u201d When I heard this song and saw the incredible visuals, it felt very obvious to me what you were doing. But obviously, the internet sometimes needs more context. When you\u2019re creating art and you know your point and you think everyone will figure it out too, what\u2019s that process like? How do you respond to those critiques?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard because it\u2019s like \u201cListen to the whole song!\u201d Nowadays, people will see or hear a ten-second clip on TikTok and assume it\u2019s the whole song. They don\u2019t have the care or bandwidth to go listen to the whole thing. Without context some of those lines sound fucking crazy. I can\u2019t be mad about how people are taking one or two lines because they do sound crazy but I wrote that song and it\u2019s a satirical take on the 1960s and anyone who hears it will know that. The song starts with \u201cWomen belong in the kitchen.\u201d Like what? Not everybody\u2019s going to understand everything and I accept that and know it will be a continuous theme throughout my career. I always want to be polarizing with what I\u2019m making. I want people to love it or hate it, as long as they feel some type of way. I think that\u2019s always one of my goals with anything I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"2349fb2fbe4482fe9ce37ae6607ba00f\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"b1537\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img-26.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ve also been performing some of these songs live. How has the fan reaction been? How has it been talking to people that do get it?<\/strong><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been so insane. That\u2019s what I was also going to say, is that with the hate, the people who really listen to the music and have been there and are actually listening understand. That\u2019s what means the most to me. They\u2019re screaming that song every night and all the other songs. I feel more love around me than I ever did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I know the album just came out, but what else are you excited to share next? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More music. I have very few off days on this tour. But anytime I have an off day, I\u2019m in the studio trying to create more. I have so much to give and it\u2019s my favorite thing to do &#8230; creating music. That\u2019s my favorite part of this whole process. It\u2019s magical and hopefully there\u2019s more music videos. That\u2019s something I\u2019m growing to love, the music video aspect of all this. <\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s something I also wanted to ask about. Not just the music videos and visuals but also your personal style profile. Just as a fun question to end on. If you had to put your style into three words, how would you describe it? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh god. I\u2019m so bad at summing things up, that\u2019s always been an issue of mine. But recently, I\u2019ve been gravitating towards true vintage clothing. I\u2019ve been thrifting more. If I need inspiration, I look at old pictures of Priscilla Presley. I use her for reference a lot. I love her style and everything from that era. But, if I had to use three words, it\u2019d be Jessie Anne Murph. <\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re doing lots of interviews, you\u2019re on late  shows, what\u2019s something you want people to know that they haven&#8217;t asked or may still not get about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure I have anything to say about me. But I have to tell you, I Facetimed Elton John earlier, and he told me \u201c1965\u201d made him laugh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That is incredible. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I just had to tell you. <\/p>\n<p><strong>If Elton and Lana on board, we should all be. We\u2019ll be fine. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode lazyload\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"d12f4210b497430f5ee81041c6fe6bce\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"04f54\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img-27.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trippydana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dana Trippe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Fashion credits: Dress: Vintage Dolce &amp; Gabbana, Shoes: Louis Vuitton<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jessie Murph exists where few artists can: somewhere, authentically, between southern rap, \u201850s crooning, classic country and delectable pop. This July, she dropped her second album Sex Hysteria \u2014 pushing the Huntsville, Alabama-born star to viral success. Some of it \u2014 like the videos of her singing her contagious track &#8220;Blue Strips&#8221; about moving on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3658"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3664,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions\/3664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}