I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I’m glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.

Hale frames her move into country music as a shift from hesitation to self-acceptance. The “denial” suggests she initially resisted being publicly identified with a genre often tied to authenticity, roots, and personal storytelling—perhaps out of concern for image or expectations placed on an actor-turned-singer. By saying she “grew up” and “realized who I was,” she presents the album as an act of alignment between identity and artistic voice. Calling country “the best music in the world” is both a declaration of taste and a bid for credibility within the genre, while the closing hope—audiences loving it as much as she loved making it—emphasizes sincerity and the emotional labor of creation.