Mandy Moore Goes Against The Grain On ‘Coverage’

Gregg Shapiro of Windy City Media Group caught up with Mandy Moore for a Q&A about her new movie ‘Chasing Liberty’ and her latest album ‘Coverage’. Asked if the album of covers was a conscious effort to separate herself from the pack of young female singers, or was it a way to show off your excellent taste in music, Mandy responded, “Thank you! It was a conscious effort to be creative and have fun and go against the grain. Because I had been absent from the music scene for two years and I know I hadn’t had too much musical success, so there were no expectations. I felt like I had the creative control to make whatever sort of record I wanted. When I started to compile a list of my favorite songs, the more I thought about it, I thought I can be selfish and kind of self-serving and do this music, not only just for me but to introduce people my age to it, who might be unfamiliar with some of these artists and music.” Read more.