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My career is a constant evolution, she says.
Ive gotten to this place where Im not giving a fuck what people think about me anymore.
I would just put so much pressure on myself.
Id walk out [of sessions] crying.
When I turned 30 I started seeingthe end.I was like, Wow, life just flew by.
Making the most of it every day is where I came to mentally.
Greys career kicked off in 2005, when she was 18 years old.
At the time, she was recording and writing under her real name, Holly Brook.
But when you sign a record deal thats when you start to work harder.
I didnt realize that.
I traded work for rent, because I didnt have any money.
The anonymity had a bright side.
I was finally free of everybodys opinions.
As Grey spent more time working in obscurity, she gained a new perspective on her career.
The track sat atopBillboards Hot 100 for seven weeks.
People used to make me feel guilty about leaving [L.A.], but then I wrote a No.
1 song in the woods and it was like, Dont tell me what to do.
Last year, Grey divorced her husband and manager.
If Im being completely open and honest about it … My husband …
I think I just felt like I havent talked about this at all, Im sorry … Hes, like, on top of the world as this icon, thisgodto so many people.
So Grey cut a proper demo.
It was such a precious little gem of a song for me, she says.
In the final hour, I got a text [from Rosenberg] that Beyonce cut the chorus.
