Singer dumps LA for Iowa farm to do it her way
November 25, 2016
Lissie Maurus — Lissie, as she is known to her fans — was well on her way to making it a decade ago, when she was in her early 20s. She had a record deal with Columbia Records UK and a first album that went gold in the United Kingdom and Norway. Tens of thousands of people bought that album. Critics raved. But after her second album didn't sell as well, she found herself without that record deal and at a crossroads.
What kind of artist did she want to be? Was her pursuit of fame really worth it? What would it mean to "make it"?
She opted for uncharted territory: She left Los Angeles, bought a...
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