Popular talk show host, singer and American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson went through a divorce with Brandon Blackstock that later got contentious over money and property, and despite much of it playing out in the public eye, she, more often than not, kept her feelings to herself. Instead, she privately channeled those emotions into her music. It was a healthy coping strategy at the time, but once there were enough songs for an album, it forced her to confront an uncomfortable question: which ones were appropriate to release publicly?
Clarkson recently sat with Nancy O’Dell to do an interview for Talk Shop Live, and much of the conversation was, of course, about her new album Chemistry, which is set to be released on June 23rd. She said she wrote most of the songs two and a half to three years ago when she was in a darker and less healthy place before things like custody arrangements were worked out. To her, they reflect a moment in time, but as she was putting together the track list, she was concerned about where the line was, particularly for the sake of her children. Here’s a portion of her quote…
