‘What a bloody fight it’s been to get here’: Tones and I celebrates release of her debut album Welcome To The Madhouse and reveals why she has taken so long to make her first record
Tones and I is celebrating the release of her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse.
And on Friday, she spoke to Today’s entertainment reporter Brooke Boney about the creative struggles she had while creating her the album last year.
‘I can’t believe my first album. What a bloody fight it’s been to get here,’ the ARIA award winner said.
‘What a bloody fight it’s been to get here’: Tones and I is celebrating the release of her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse
The Dance Money hitmaker, real name Toni Watkins, said that her debut album was meant to be released last year, but she decided to postpone it because she didn’t think it was ready.
She revealed that eight tracks she wrote were not good enough for her, so she went ended up reworking them.
‘I was writing for the album in a way that was so unhealthy. This song finished, it doesn’t matter how good it is, put it on the album,’ she recalled.
Struggles: On Friday, the Dance Money singer, real name Toni Watkins, revealed that she re-wrote eight tracks she thought were not good enough for the album. ‘I was writing for the album in a way that was so unhealthy,’ she recalled
Creative: She revealed that eight tracks she wrote were not good enough for her, so she went ended up reworking them
The Fly Away singer explained she felt the pressure to complete and release her album by a certain date, which impacted her song writing and creativity.
Thankfully, she was able to push back a year on her release date to create a debut album that reflected her.
‘I was going to go full honest with this album, be completely open and raw and that’s what I did,’ she proudly added.
How it started: Tone And I began busking in Byron Bay in September 2017. It was during her days as a street performer that she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown
Global hit! She eventually hit the big time with her second single, Dance Monkey, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries
Tone And I began busking in Byron Bay in September 2017. It was during her days as a street performer that she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown.
She eventually hit the big time with her second single, Dance Monkey, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries.
In addition to being one of Australia’s most streamed artists, in April also she celebrated reaching eight billion global streams.
How it’s going: In addition to being one of Australia’s most streamed artists, in April also she celebrated reaching eight billion global streams