Your last EP was “The Woman I’ve Become.” Is there any song from that you’re most proud of?
Probably [the title track] “The Woman I’ve Become.” I’ve never written anything that vulnerable before. I usually like to write fun, happy songs or confident songs, and I never write anything too emotional or deep. I feel like I, as an artist, sometimes my job is to bring fun and joy. And I sometimes have a hard time being vulnerable. But for the first time, I was vulnerable. And it was hard for me to put the song out, but I did, and I’m proud of it. And I’m even more proud because it seemed to touch a lot of people.
What was that like, trying something new like and then seeing the response to it?
You never know how people are going to react. I remember being very anxious about putting it out and not really knowing what people were going to think or say. But once the reaction was so amazing and so special, it made me feel good. Honestly, it’s been therapeutic for me and made me feel like I could put out more vulnerable songs, and people appreciate that.
Absolutely. Are there any upcoming projects that you’re working on now that you can tease or tell us about?
I do have another cookbook in the works and I will have a rum cocktail recipe in there. So I’m very, very excited about that book. My cocktails seemed to be very, very popular the last time, so I’m excited to add in more. And of course, Malibu’s one of my favorites, so that’ll be fantastic to put in there. But I also have more music coming out. Expect something really cool in July.
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This interview has been edited for clarity.
