Gracie Abrams feared her "secure and stable" relationship with Paul Mescal would "threaten" her music.
The 26-year-old singer - who has been dating the Hamnet star for around two years - felt "talked out" following the release of her 2024 album The Secret of Us, and having previously channelled her insecurity in her past romances into her songs, she was unsure what she had left to say.