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Maya Hawke: Releasing Music Feels Like Promoting My Diary
17 May
Summary
- Maya Hawke finds releasing personal music to be a 'yucky' and painful experience.
- She compares the promotion of her albums to sharing her private diary with the public.
- Hawke's fourth studio album, Maitreya Cors, was released earlier this month.
For Maya Hawke, the act of releasing her music is a deeply personal and often challenging endeavor. The 27-year-old actress and singer, known for her roles in 'Stranger Things' and 'Do Revenge,' finds the promotion of her albums akin to "promoting your diary," describing it as a "yucky" and painful process where compliments feel insufficient and insults sting.
Despite these reservations, Hawke recently released her fourth studio album, Maitreya Cors, earlier this month. She shares that having the LP out in the world brings a profound sense of relief, viewing the release more as a "funeral" for the work, allowing it to be detached from her personal self. While thrilled for listeners to engage with her music, she admits to feeling terrified during the release period.
