Fiona Apple, who has kept a low profile recently, shared a rare video update in which she reflects on current global events.
In the video, Apple says, “It’s the middle of the night and I was just writing and I couldn’t sleep. Suddenly I was overcome with a desire to reach out. You haven’t seen me in a while because I’m deeply uncomfortable talking about this kind of thing nowadays.”
The video, posted by Apple’s roommate and close friend Zelda Hallman, includes a caption that outlines the wide range of crises Apple aims to address. Hallman writes, “She’s been trying to find a truthful way to speak to the enormity of what’s happening in the world, from the horror in Gaza and Sudan, to the cruelty toward trans children, to attacks on women’s bodily autonomy, to the abuse and terror inflicted on immigrants and their families, to the erosion of voting rights and civil liberties, to the disappearance of Indigenous and Black children — so often met with silence, and to so much more suffering and injustice than can be named or addressed in a single statement.”
Apple continues in the video, saying, “I wonder if you’re wondering if I’m even trying to write about what’s going on in the world right now. I just wanted to tell you that I am. I’m trying. I’m really struggling with it. Writing about yourself is one thing — nobody can tell you you’re saying it wrong, you’re the authority. But when it concerns what’s happening to other people… it just becomes so important.”
She proceeds to discuss the “endless barrage of horrors” she’s witnessing and her difficulty capturing them musically. “Maybe I’m letting perfect get in the way of good,” she admits. “It’s hard to focus, and when I do, I constantly question whether I’m the right voice to speak on these issues or if I’m saying it correctly. I didn’t want anyone to think I was turning a blind eye or that I didn’t care. I fucking care. I know not everyone expects something from me, but I’m expecting something from me.”
Last year, Apple released “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home),” her first new track since the 2020 landmark album *Fetch the Bolt Cutters*. The single draws from her experience as a court watcher, especially supporting women affected by pretrial detention. She also contributed a cover of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” to a Bridge School benefit compilation and appeared on the Waterboys’ “Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend.”
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