Since the release of her nine-time platinum debut album “The Sound of White” in 2005 Australia has been deeply invested in Missy Higgins.
We have sung her breakup songs and danced to music about her falling in love.
In her first media interview since separating from her husband, Missy Higgins arrives ready to share.
Zan Rowe says of the interview:
“I’ve interviewed Missy many times over the last 15 years, this was the most open I have ever seen her, it’s an interview that has stayed with me and I was moved that Missy trusted me to share so honestly.”
Missy explores her struggles with mental health, the secrecy of her first same-sex relationship and the pressures of fame all through her five songs that celebrate an instrument so connected with her: the piano.
This is an episode about letting go of the expectations of others and breaking free from the confining narratives that we build around our own lives. It’s an episode about writing new chapters and accepting that we’ll never finish the book.
Production credit: Take 5 with Zan Rowe is an ABC Production. Created and hosted by Zan Rowe, Executive Producer: Nikita Agzarian, Series Producer: Josh Schmidt, Director/DOP: Aaron Smith, Double J Content Director: Ryan Egan, Head of Music: Meagan Loader, Executive Producer Arts: Kalita Corrigan, Acting Head of Factual and Culture: Richard Huddleston.
