Meghan Trainor is back with a new full-length album hearkening to her 2014 hit, 'All About That Bass.' It's called 'Takin' It Back.'
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The following has been edited and condensed. To hear the broadcast version of this conversation, use the audio player at the top of this page.. You know, when I first was listening, I was like,"Okay, this is the Meghan Trainor I know and love." When I first heard"All About That Bass," it made me think of female empowerment and of feeling good about yourself despite the insecurity.
But also, feeling sexy was a big struggle. Like, I couldn't. I didn't really want to have sex during pregnancy because I didn't feel good, you know? And then even after, I was like,"Oh, buddy, this ain't going to happen." But my husband's a gem ... he was like,"You're beautiful, you're perfect. This is where my baby came from" ...
My therapist said, when I was working through all the scar work and the body love, she was like,"I want you to stand in the mirror naked for 5 minutes every day." And the first day I was shaking and staring at the clock, like,And by the third day, I was like,"Well, you know what? I got nice legs." I could slowly see myself liking myself more ... [and] I was trying to write that in a song, like, I don't [need] all these fancy clothes.
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