@annahstasia is in no rush. In an era when artists are pressured to chase viral hits, post on social media, and constantly drop new singles, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter follows her artistic intuitions. Even though her debut album, ‘Tether,’ landed on many best new album lists after its June release, the road there was not easy. In fact, she was signed to a label—and then shelved—as a teen, and says the experience left her fiercely devoted to her art today; if she can’t protect it, no one else will.
True to form, instead of following up with an entirely new album, in March she released ‘Live at the Glasshaus,’ an anthology of live recordings with warm, free-flowing arrangements of her existing songs. Making music, she says, isn’t about ego. “I learned this from my parents. To be an artist is to be in service of the present and to be in service of the world.”
For ELLE's Women in Music portfolio, Annahstasia gets real about her debut LP, the truth about breakout success, and how to make music her way. Read the full interview at the link in bio.
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