Katharine McPhee “Starting Over” With Hot New Look
November 6th, 2009
She may be well-known for her trademark dark crop of long, luscious locks, but American Idol alum Katharine McPhee says her hot new look is all about “starting over, in a way”.
“I mean that in a really positive way,” McPhee – whose new album comes out in January – explains. “The album is so new and different… [and] I think this was the first time in my life I actually was courageous enough to do something different, and did it for myself.”
McPhee, 25, told Celebrity News Service that her look marks the start of a new sound and a new journey for her.
“It’s definitely a different process from coming off a show, putting a record together so quickly,” says McPhee, who came second in the reality competition to Taylor Hicks.
“You’re in such a whirlwind, you don’t even have time to breathe. It’s like a new beginning, a new introduction. Not only for everyone else, but for me too.”
She’d been working on Unbroken, the follow up to her self-titled debut , and she says she turned on the radio for inspiration.
“[I've been listening to] Maxwell, Kings of Leon, Colbie Caillat – Colbie and I have been friendly for some time, and I was really excited about her new record,” she explains.
“For inspiration, I love to listen to the radio and see what’s going on in pop culture. But I was really going back to my old records like Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Alanis Morissette, who all sing about really cool things. Sheryl Crow I would go back and listen to. ‘Strong Enough’ is one of my favorites of hers.”
To drum up support for the new single, ‘Hat it all’, the singer is running a karaoke challenge via her Facebook page, giving fans the chance to win a phone call from the pop star herself.
Check out her hot new look in the film to ‘Hat it all’ below: