- Meghan Linsey was born on December 10, 1985 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA.
- She was once bitten by a brown recluse spider that left a hole in her face. In February 2017 she began documenting her experience.
- [on kneeling while singing the National anthem before the start of the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks football game at Nissan Stadium] I was absolutely terrified walking out there. I knew what I was getting ready to do, and I understood what it meant. Obviously I made a name for myself in country music, and I knew what the backlash would be. So I walked out there scared. But I have to go into my gut and my heart, and I knew that was the right thing to do today
- [on deciding to kneel while singing the National anthem before the start of the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks football game at Nissan Stadium] Until yesterday, I didn't even think about it that much. Then I was thinking about the things that the President said yesterday, and I thought, man, it really does need to be addressed, and I think I'm in a position to take a stand and hopefully make a difference. I have a lot of African American friends, and they can't stand alone. I love America. I'm not unpatriotic. I appreciate our men and women in uniform. That's not the issue. I think the issue is the things that are happening around us with racism, and Trump will come out and openly condemn NFL players for peacefully protesting, but then these white national terrorists bring their tiki torches and cause this violence, and then he has nothing to say. It was important to me to stand with [African Americans
- [on deciding to kneel while singing the National anthem before the start of the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks football game at Nissan Stadium]I couldn't have gone out there and not done anything and felt good about it. Because I have always built this platform on empowerment and loving people, whatever color, whatever sexual orientation. And it was like: Of all the days that I would sing the anthem! It put me in a weird spot. You're making a choice when you walk out there, however you handle it. If you don't take a knee, it's like, what do you stand for? For me, anything else wasn't an option
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