Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song

Published: Aug. 30, 2024, 7:01 p.m.

In this episode we speak with Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, who broke through two decades ago with her hit debut album\xa0The Sound of White, which dealt with teen and 20-something troubles. Now 41, Higgins has just produced a new album,\xa0The Second Act, which traverses the aftermath of the breakdown of her marriage.

Higgins talks candidly with Good Weekend\xa0senior writer Melissa Fyfe about taking the audience with her on her life journey, the travails of songwriting and dating whilst being a single mum - and the joys of touring with a mostly female support crew.

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