Mandy Moore Used to ‘Apologize’ for Her Old Music — Now She’s Learned to Embrace It

usmagazine.com:

Getting personal. On Mandy Moore‘s new album, Silver Landings, she’s more honest and in control of her own sound than she ever has been before.One track, in particular, titled “Fifteen,” she holds near and dear.“It’s sort of rumination on coming of age in this industry,” Moore, 35, shares exclusively in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “I think I really apologized for a lot about my early work because I was embarrassed and being a teenager, not having creative control and not fully standing behind some of the choices that were made on my behalf.”Moore signed with Epic Records in 1999 and dropped “Candy” that year.

She was 15 at the time. Now, she’s able to look back and positively reflect on the experience.While she doesn’t want to “disparage