Lily Allen was ‘terrified’ of public reaction to deeply personal album
Lily Allen calls new album ‘really angry record’ after marriage breakdown
- Lily Allen described her latest album, West End Girl, as a “really angry record” penned during a “traumatic period” following her marriage breakdown.
- She admitted being “terrified” of the public's reaction to the deeply personal work, which she considers “not a particularly self-aware record” but one focused on rage towards others.
- Allen has since come to appreciate the catharsis of expressing intense emotions, stating that rage is “powerful and necessary” and that repressed rage is more damaging.
- The singer will embark on a tour next month, performing West End Girl in its entirety each night as a “Broadway-esque one-woman show” without a band or dancers.
- Allen also shared that her music has resonated with other women experiencing similar struggles, making them feel “less alone.”
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