Speaking in a 2023 podcast interview, country music star and outspoken Christian Gabby Barrett spoke out about how she has worked hard to imbue her music and career with her faith, namely by considering God before agreeing to a song or performance, which means not dressing provocatively or singing love songs with anyone but her husband, Cade Foehner.
She said, discussing how those thoughts of God and her husband keep her away from songs that wouldn’t be appropriate, she said, “There’s been large song opportunities that have come in for me to do or be a part of, and (that’s) between myself and my husband. I respect him a ton, and I listen to what he has to say, and I think he deserves that. The Bible talks about us doing that for our husbands. There have been songs that are just not appropriate to sing wording-wise… that are really intimate.”
Continuing, she explained how that also means not jeopardizing her marriage by singing an intimate duet with someone other than Foehner, saying, “If I’m singing with another man, is that going to make my husband uncomfortable? Probably. And I respect him and love him so much that I’m not going to jeopardize my marriage to do a duet with somebody. I care about this a lot more.”
Barrett went on to explain how she’s thankful for being strong in her faith and in the opportunities to express that faith through her career, saying, “I’m thankful for that in this industry,” she said. “It would be so difficult if (my faith) was just like a wavering thing all the time. But He’s given me the spirit, and it’s really helped me to be very firm, no matter what the push is from outside industry and outside people.”
Building on that, she described how she remains thankful about the opportunities God gives her in her music career and how, despite not knowing how long she’ll stick around in the industry, she remains grateful always. She said, “I don’t know how long I’ll be doing music for, but I’m just here for the ride that God’s kind of taking us on and trying to be wise with what he gives.”
Posting about her faith-based album “Chapter and Verse” more recently on Instagram, one in which she sang some songs alongside her husband, Barrett wrote, “3 years in the making and Chapter & Verse is officially OUT NOW. This album tells the story of my current chapter of life as a Christian, a mother, a wife, a songwriter and an artist, along with all the little verses that happen in between 💙 I’m beyond thankful to such a good buddy, @rosscopperman for co-producing it with me and being just an awesome person. Another BIG thank you to all the amazing songwriters who helped me write these stories into songs. Go listen and let me know what your favorite is. Enjoy xo”