YEARS, SHE’S OUT WITH A NEW ALBUM, "SILVER LANDING."
MANDY MOORE IS BACK AND SHE’S
SINGING AGAIN.
SINGING AGAIN. >> YES, MA’AM.
>> HI, MANDY!
>> HI, LADIES!
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE
STANDING BEHIND THE MICROPHONE,
SINGING LIKE YOU DID WHEN YOU
WERE A LITTLE GIRL?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> DID IT FEEL THE SAME?
>> I MISSED IT SO MUCH.
IT’S LIKE A BIG PUZZLE PIECE OF
WHO I’VE BEEN THAT’S BEEN
DORMANT FOR, I DON’T KNOW, A
DECADE OR LONGER.
AND FOR NOW TO FEEL LIKE THIS
FULLY REALIZED CREATIVE PERSON
BECAUSE THAT PART OF MY LIFE HAS
BEEN ACTIVATED AGAIN, IT’S THE
BEST FEELING.
BEST FEELING. >> TO WATCH THAT REEL AND SEE
YOU AT 15 -- WHICH, BY THE WAY,
IS THE SONG YOU’LL BE SINGING
FOR US.
FOR US. >> YES.
>> YES. >> I LISTENED TO IT THIS MORNING
AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU SAY
YOU WERE KIND OF EMBARRASSED
WITH THAT MUSIC FOR A WHILE AND
YOU’VE JUST NOW RECONCILED.
THAT’S ME.
THAT’S ME. >> YEAH, I THINK I’VE SORT OF
COME FULL CIRCLE ON WHO I WAS AT
THAT AGE AND THE CREATIVE
CHOICES I MADE, BECAUSE I DIDN’T
HAVE A TON OF CREATIVE CONTROL,
SO I THINK THAT ALLOWED ME TO
FEEL A LITTLE EMBARRASSED AND
SEPARATE FROM IT.
BUT I RECOGNIZE THAT THAT
15-YEAR-OLD
15-YEAR-OLD 15-YEAR-OLD, SHE E’S IN ME STILL
SHE’S IN ME WALKING AROUND, AND
THE REASON I’M HERE TODAY.
SO TO DISPARAGE THAT IS UNFAIR.
I MADE IT OUT OF THAT TIME
PRETTY MUCH UNSCATHED AS A HUMAN
BEING.
BEING. >> NO KIDDING.
>> SO YOU KNOW, I’VE GOT TO
COMMEND MYSELF, I GUESS, MY
YOUNGER VERSION FOR THAT.
>> AND I THINK THE BEST MUSIC
COMES FROM GOING THROUGH
HARDSHIPS.
HARDSHIPS. YOU WENT THROUGH A DIFFICULT
DIVORCE.
DIVORCE. >> I DID.
>> I DID. >> YOU WENT THROUGH ALL THESE
THINGS.
THINGS. HOW DID THAT PLAY INTO THE
CREATIVE PERSON YOU ARE NOW?
>> I THINK IT PREVENTED ME FROM
MAKING MUSIC FOR A REALLY LONG
TIME.
TIME. I WAS REALLY UNSURE OF MYSELF
AND WHO I WAS AS A MUSICIAN AND
AS A SINGER AND WHAT I BROUGHT
TO THE TABLE.
SO, ONCE I SORT OF KIND OF DID
THE WORK --
>> WHY WERE YOU UNSURE ABOUT
YOUR ABILITY?
YOUR ABILITY? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK I WAS IN AN
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP THAT
DEFINITELY, THAT MARRIAGE THAT
FORCED ME TO QUESTION WHO I WAS
AS A MUSICIAN.
BUT I THINK ONCE I SORT OF
ALLEVIATED THAT UNHEALTHY
SITUATION FROM MY LIFE AND DID
THE WORK AND DROPPED THE BAGS
AND RECOGNIZED, LIKE, I AM SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC AND
SINGING, I HAVE TO FIND A WAY
BACK TO IT.
>> YOU WROTE REALLY BRAVELY IN
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ABOUT THIS,
AND I THINK THE BALANCE OF
FINDING A SPOUSE OR A PARTNER
THAT BRINGS US UP --
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO THAT YOU CAN BALANCE A
CAREER AMBITION AND ALSO FAMILY
IS NOT ONLY IN HOLLYWOOD.
THAT’S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE --
PEOPLE -- >> ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> AND YOU’VE DONE THAT.
>> I HAVE, YEAH.
I DID IT WELL THE SECOND
GO-AROUND.
GO-AROUND. IT FEELS SO INCREDIBLE TO BE ON
THIS JOURNEY AND TO HAVE TAYLOR
BY MY SIDE AND FOR SOMEONE TO BE
SO SURE OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT
THEY BRING TO THE TABLE AS A
HUMAN BEING AND AS A MUSICIAN.
LIKE, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED
SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING.
AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
THIS MUSIC AND WRITE THIS RECORD
TOGETHER AND BE TOURING IT.
LIKE, I LOOK OVER TO MY LEFT ALL
THE TIME AND THERE’S MY HUSBAND
WITH HIS EYES CLOSED, LIKE
PLAYING A GUITAR SOLO.
>> ISN’T IT COOL?
>> SO MAGICAL.
>> IT’S SO MAGICAL.
>> AND REAL QUICK ABOUT "THIS IS
US."
US." >> YES, PLEASE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU
SEAMLESSLY GO FROM BEING A,
WHATEVER IT WAS, A YOUNG PERSON
TO AN OLDER PERSON AND BACK AND
FORTH.
FORTH. >> HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
HOW?
HOW? >> IT’S SO MUCH FUN.
>> IS IT?
>> IS IT? >> I FEEL LIKE WE’RE 72 EPISODES
IN -- WE JUST FINISHED FILMING
OUR FOURTH SEASON.
IT’S ABOUT TO FINISH AIRING.
BUT I KNOW WHEN I GO THROUGH
3 1/2 HOURS OF, YOU KNOW,
PRESENT-DAY AGE MAKEUP AND I’M
WORKING WITH STERLING AND
CHRISSIE AND JUSTIN, LIKE, IT’S
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIKE SET
OF SHOES TO SLIP INTO.
IT JUST FEELS SO COMFORTABLE AND
FAMILIAR AT THIS POINT.
>> THAT SHOW HAS BEEN SUCH A
GIFT TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
>> IT REALLY HAS.
>> IT’S BEEN A GIFT TO ALL OF
US, TOO.
US, TOO. IT’S CHANGED OUR LIVES.
>> WELL, WE LOVE YOU, MANDY.
WE CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR YOU SING.