In 2017, the singer plumbed one of the most difficult periods of her life.
With her next record (out this December), she’s jumping back into the party.
I got my balls back!
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Kesha proclaims of the driving force behind her currently untitled fourth studio album.
Its not owned by anybody else.
This time, though, it was on her terms.
Ive been told to be fun before, but now Im actually genuinely having fun, she says.
Im not just one thing.
Im not just the party girl, and Im not just a tragedy.
Im an infinite amount of things, and I dont want to be put into a particular box.
Yet, the album didnt start out that way.
When her brother suggested she try making a pop song again, she begrudgingly gave it a shot.
I came back around to realizing that I fking love pop music, she says.
I had been depriving myself of something I loved very much because I wasnt supposed to have fun.
There is a beauty to the escapism of what pop music gives people and being aware of that.
Music is my therapy.
I decided to take that part of my voice back, she explains.
It felt like it didnt belong to me.
I dont have to live in the past.
I dont have to be defined by something sty thats happened to me.
I can be present and find compassion for myself and come out having a really fking amazing life still.
Hopefully, that gives people hope.
I just realized Im an adrenaline junkie and probably always will be, she reflects.
I am a wild spirit.
Im a wildflower, and Im always going to chase the storm.
That is when the truth comes out and thats when the best songs are born.
The overarching theme is reclaiming my voice, she says.
