WILLOW reflects on debut single ‘Whip My Hair’: “My message hasn’t really changed”

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WILLOW has reflected on her debut single ‘Whip My Hair’, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year.Ahead of the release of her sixth studio album ‘Empathogens’, the singer spoke about her upcoming record with Billboard News.

She was asked what she thought about ‘Whip My Hair’ and how the synth-pop song catapulted her musical career at just 10-years-old.“There were a lot of fun things about it,” she said about making music so young. “When I was a teenager, I was very like, ‘Uh, no, trauma… There were things that hurt me and things I don’t understand!’ And now, I’m like, ‘Obviously, there were things that hurt you and things that you don’t understand,’ but overall, my message hasn’t really changed!”WILLOW explained: “‘Whip My Hair’ is like, ‘Be yourself, live out loud, don’t care what anybody thinks, express yourself!’ That hasn’t really changed.

I really feel like ‘Whip My Hair’ is just a foundation for everything that has come later. It was a lot of fun. I am so grateful — I would never take it back.”She also revealed that she “tried to run away from” music amidst the whirlwind success.“I’ve tried to be like, ‘No!

I’m not a musician, I’m gonna do something else,’ and then, guess what? It just keeps coming back!,” she said.“That’s how you know something is really important to you,” the 23-year-old continued. “If it causes you pain and discomfort and you’re still wanting to do it?