Willa Ford Is So Back

About this episode

Mary and Kelsey are joined by Willa Ford to discuss her return to music and share her journey of healing and reclaiming her voice.

Send Mary and Kelsey a Message! In this episode, Mary and Kelsey are joined by pop icon Willa Ford to discuss Amanda, Willa's highly anticipated return to the music scene (her first new album in 25 years!!). Willa shares behind-the-scenes stories from her 2001 breakout hit, I Wanna Be Bad, her hiatus from the music scene, and her journey to reclaiming a dream nearly destroyed - a powerful story of trauma, healing, and finding her voice again. Amanda is out now! Support the show Instag...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mary, Kelsey

Guest: Willa Ford

Topics covered

• music
• pop culture
• artist interview
• trauma
• healing

Keywords

• Willa Ford
• Amanda
• I Wanna Be Bad
• music comeback
• pop icon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Amanda, I Wanna Be Bad

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