The 2000s pop-punk star got buried by the industry and growing up.
Her return to music looks different even if she doesnt.
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The world first metFefe Dobsonwhen she was 18 years old.
During that time, I went through a transitional period and we didnt end up releasing it.
Ill be writing albums, and then Im like,You know what?
I dont know if this is right yet.
What happens to the music you decide not to put out?
Does it show up later?
Then we re-listened to it and we said, We got to put this out.
Everything for me happens for a reason, even musically.
How do you funnel your rage now?By getting it out musically and just growing up.
Look, Im a superemo.
Ive actually been pretty cool out here in Toronto and no ones really got on my nerves yet.
I have a lot of friends here, my family is out here, my team is out here.
Ive lived in Nashville off and on since 2013 and its definitely different but I love it.
Nashville has a really strong, strong community.
Its a small, big city; you continuously bump into the same people.
So you have to be good to everybody.
How did FCKN IN LOVE come about?
I just gotta say how Im feeling and scream it.
You know, relationships are not always rosy and wonderful and rainbows.
Weve gone through everything there possibly is to go through together, in some way,with heartbreak.
Youve also experienced heartbreak in your career.
Take me back to your second album and the pain and drama that followed it.
A song would come on and I would have anxiety about it for days.
Ive come to a place with that album where I have an appreciation for it now.
It happened for a reason.
And was validation and a reminder that everything is going to be okay.
She represents how I feel, my style and my energy.
I dont think it was a burden.
If anything, it was a connection to people who saw me like them.
I love that strength that comes from a woman.
SoTina Turner, for me.
They said its a mans world and she kicked the doors down.
And so theres all these things Im dealing with.
And yes, Avril and I came out around the same time and were both Canadian.
When I saw her I was like,Oh my God, shes so beautiful.
you should probably be told and taught and encouraged on a different level.
Im a beautiful woman and every day I grow and Im really learning who I am.
As a young girl, I could have been educated and taught that I was beautiful.
What do you want now?Same thing.
Im still trying to get that legendary status.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
