Gracie Abrams has admitted that she used to be “quite careless” about how her songs would affect the people she wrote them about.
The That’s So True singer has acknowledged that there was “some carelessness” on her first two albums, Good Riddance and The Secret of Us, so she wanted to be more considerate of people’s feelings on her upcoming album, Daughter From Hell.
“This is something that has been embarrassing for me, I think, having music exist out in the world forever after you’ve personally moved on from the point of view from which you were writing it,” she said on The New York Times’ Popcast podcast.
“I was, in the past, I think, quite careless about the impact of songs. Being on the receiving end of a song being written about you can suck,” she continued. “I think if you’re not being sensitive or gentle with the people you’re writing about and with that relationship, it can make someone feel terrible. I have learned that.”
Gracie, 26, noted that she still wants her songwriting to be honest and detailed, but she would like to be kind to the subjects of her songs too.
“I think you can be honest and I think you can be kind (at the same time), and I did not believe that, maybe, in the past,” she added. “It’s really fun and it’s an amazing release to write without considering anyone else’s feelings, but I also want to be a decent person.”
When asked if she has any particular songwriting regrets, the Hit the Wall singer named the song Best, from her 2023 debut album Good Riddance.
“I, on the one hand, love that song, and on the other hand, I feel like such an a*shole, and I don’t like that I painted things that way, even if I believed them in the moment,” she candidly explained.
Gracie’s new album, Daughter From Hell, will be released on 17 July.
