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Kacey Musgraves' Ex: Figure Skating, Music & Addiction
29 Apr
Summary
- Ruston Kelly was a three-time Junior Olympics figure skating qualifier.
- He battled cocaine and amphetamine addiction, achieving sobriety in 2015.
- Kelly's father released his debut album at age 66.
Ruston Kelly, the ex-husband of singer Kacey Musgraves, possesses a past marked by diverse talents and significant challenges. Early in his youth, Kelly demonstrated a passion for figure skating, beginning at age 10 and achieving qualification for the Junior Olympics on three occasions.
Born into a musical family in South Carolina in 1988, Kelly's father is Tim 'TK' Kelly, a noted pedal steel guitarist. Inspired by his father, Ruston began writing songs as a teenager and moved to Nashville at 17 to pursue music. His debut album, Dying Star, was released in 2018.
Kelly's father, Tim Kelly, also a musician, delayed his own career to support his family. He eventually released his debut album, Ride Through the Rain, in 2021 at the age of 66, with Ruston producing and featuring on a lead single.
In 2023, Ruston Kelly candidly shared his past struggles with addiction, including cocaine and amphetamines. A hospitalization due to an overdose in December 2015 marked a turning point toward sobriety, though his path involved multiple relapses before finding stability.
Kelly and Kacey Musgraves met in March 2018 and became engaged later that year, marrying in October 2017. Their union, which inspired Musgraves' album Golden Hour, ultimately ended in divorce in September 2020.
