ON WHY NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC AND SHARE HER SONGS
As an award-winning actress, Kate Hudson would be forgiven if she wanted to rest on her laurels. But not content with hits including Almost Famous,, for which she was Oscarnominated, she has now set her sights on the record industry and recorded her debut album.
While her fans may be surprised by this new avenue, music is something Kate, 44, has always been passionate about.
“It’s actually not a sudden thing. I’ve been writing music my whole life. I just never shared it. I guess I was waiting for the right time to do that and this is it. I’m excited to share,” she says.
“It’s vulnerable, but I feel ready to take the criticism. My hope is that it is received with the warmth that I created it with.”
Kate – the daughter of Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn and her ex-husband Bill – has already released two singles, with the as-yet unnamed album out later this year. Her greatest inspiration, she says, came from her former loves, who include the Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy.
“They never made music for anyone else but them and their fans,” she says.
“The people that I have loved showed me that you have to do it for yourself first, then give it away and hope people make it their own.”
Kate’s fiancé, musician Danny Fujikawa, with whom she has five-year-old daughter Rani – she also has two sons from her previous relationships – also helped her craft her musical debut and cowrote the first single Talk About Love with her.
“It was great,” she says of working with her partner of eight years. “It was so much fun. I love that song. We all love it. My daughter Rani loves it. She knows every word.”
FEELING THE FEAR
However, putting herself out there musically left Kate feeling “very vulnerable”, she says. “I had never sung in such an intimate space. It was very unforgiving, but also really good for me.
“I have always loved singing. It’s way more personal [than acting]. It’s the most vulnerable you can be to write and put out music that is all your words, your life experiences, little poetry songs, and then hope that people like it. But I feel ready to do it.”
The Covid-19 pandemic was one of the catalysts for pursuing a musical path as it gave her time to reflect on her changing responsibilities.
“I spent a lot of time over lockdown reflecting on my life and the things that I was doing. I’ve been so business-focused for the last decade – it allowed me to be at home, to be a mom and have more normal hours. Now my kids are olde
