Too Opinionated Interview: Emma Driver

Emma Driver, a burgeoning queer artist and cancer survivor, released her powerful new single, "Try Hard," on September 4th. This first release marks a significant step in her healing journey, transforming insecurities into acceptance and aiming to serve as a guiding light for others facing similar struggles.

"What a nightmare to be perceived" are lyrics Emma penned in 2021 before her cancer diagnosis. However, these words resonated more deeply as she lost her hair to

chemotherapy and became unrecognizable even to herself. Confronting mortality at 27, she found solace in her music once again, transforming fears and shame into art that eased her pain and revealed an undiscovered strength.

Emerging from treatment in remission nearly three years after her last release under a different name, Emma felt a rapacious urgency to release music. Returning to New York City, she collaborated with the renowned production duo SUPR8, known for their work with Lolo Zouai, Bradley Simpson, and Princess Nokia. This collaboration resulted in her upcoming four-song EP, "Ashamed To Admit This."

"Try Hard" is an anthemic testimony for those who have forsaken happiness in pursuit of acceptance. Evoking the teen angst of Avril Lavigne and Olivia Rodrigo, coupled with a mature, alternative sound that acknowledges the desire to be the "cool kid" while delivering the realization that weighing others' opinions too dearly is a barrier to personal growth.

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