10) One of her favourite songs on the new album is called ‘I Won’t Let You Down’ it has a Caribbean twist, it’s totally different, it’s about her supporting and making herself proud.
The song ‘Mom’ on the album actually features your mum Kelli. How does that work in the studio? Did you have to give her notes?
Oh no, she would never allow that! With that session, I wrote and produced the song with my little brother at home. I then took it to this big producer called Johan Carlsson who I love, and I asked him to beef it up. We re-wrote the verses and beefed up the production with real horns, because it’s a doo-wop-y song, but we didn’t have bridge for it. He suggested we call her up and record her on a big microphone, so I called her and said, ‘I really love you mum… tell me how much you love me!’, and we recorded her response and cut it up. I’ve played it to a few people and they just break.
