Williams is currently on the
road in support of her latest
release Emerald, a disc that
brought her together with many
“old friends” and one that she
says is, “a little adventurous.”
“When I write I need space and
time to wander,” she explained. “I
like to see things at different angles, so I go to museums, creative
places; I like to get caught off
guard. I was fortunate, I grew as
an artist with a label behind me;
that doesn’t exist today. The eco-
system of music is not there any
longer; music isn’t brought into
the schools and the musical communities are pretty much gone.
This new album sort of pulled
everything together. Life and me
have been all over the map and
then something seems to happen to pull it all together, you
know; that light shines through
beautiful moment? So I thought
that Emerald was a perfect title,
like when you hold that gem up
to the light and the rays shine
Watch the video for “It’s Alright”
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