Halsey was “too scared” to sing about father in music until now

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Halsey has opened up about how she felt “too scared” to sing about her father in music until now.The singer-songwriter, who uses she/they pronouns, opened up about the personal topic during a new interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, following the release of their latest album ‘The Great Impersonator’.The record – which marked Halsey’s fifth studio album – arrived on October 25 and included a track titled ‘Hurt Feelings’, which explored her “pretty complicated” relationship with father, Chris Frangipane.“I’ve written a song about my dad on every single album and every single time, just when we get to the time when we’re deciding the track list, I cut the songs.

I’m like, ‘I can’t do it. I’m too scared, I’m too scared, I’m too scared’,” Halsey recalled on the podcast.“This time I didn’t and I put it on the album.

That was like a moment for me where I was like, ‘OK, this is something I have kept private, but now I feel ready to like get [it] out there.’ I feel like I have a responsibility.”Later in the interview, Halsey explained what had shifted for them to include the song this time around.