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This TikTok-Famous Funeral Director Might Bury 10 People a Day, But He Still Finds Time to Write Beautiful Songs This mortician and musician has learned a lot about life -- and art -- while working in death.

By Madeline Garfinkle Edited by Jessica Thomas

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Nathan Morris says he's the last person you'd ever want to see.

"No one exactly high-fives the undertaker and says, 'Hey man, thanks for taking care of the embalming!'" Morris jokes.

The 37-year-old Owensboro, Kentucky native — who says if you've been there, you get a gold star — is a mortician, musician and owner of 10 funeral homes across two states. Morris is challenging stereotypes about what it means to work in the business of death — and garnering a 320,000-strong TikTok following along the way.

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