Kelly Clarkson’s Divorce Inspired Her New Album | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I want to talk about this album kemist. ex said was been listening to it I. listen to it last night and my daughter. is such a massive fan of yours and she's. 19 so I said they gave me this sneak. listen to Kelly's new album and so she. got in the car with me and we drove. around listen to the whole album and she. both of us blown away but my daughter. just going on and on about your range. and the way you put a song across and I. think this is your 10th is this your. 10th album my 10th someone told me that. yeah that's amazing and I what someone.

told me that I yeah I'm going to be. honest with you I had no idea I'm told. I'm delightful I am. delightful not by anyone here I hire a. guy um but it what's amazing to me is I. I don't I know I think I I feel like I. know great singing when I hear it and I. remembered watching your audition tape. which is out there it's fascinating to. see your audition for American Idol yeah. and it's fascinating to know which one. you saw which what do you mean because. they they show you know they edit and. they show you I think they ended up.

releasing but they had me actually sing. another song I came in singing at last. yeah that's the one I saw yeah but then. they actually ended up releasing at some. point because people they found out I. because they asked they're like oh. that's how you sound a slow song can you. sing like an Up Tempo and like literally. every person was singing itchy gy yaa. whatever the the the pink the Lady. Marmalade lady marmal every soul in the. building was rehearsing that song to. sing so I was like anything but that. song I was like like so I ended up.

singing Madonna express yourself for. some odd reason cuz that's not like a. but it clearly went well it went fine. but like I just it's funny because how. they edit the show like nobody even saw. that for years what's great is watching. their reactions because it's you know. you have the the judges there and it's. Paul Abdul and and they're just they're. you start they're like okay go ahead and. you come in and you really do look like. you've just come in from selling some. Red Bull to people in a par I literally. probably and then you start to sing at. last and you just cut to them.

and it's really fun to see because it's. I don't know it's it's it's like people. seeing a UFO they're just all looking at. you their reactions are so Priceless. they're seeing awesome Talent come out. of you which is really cool well so. Randy and Paula were like that with me. but I had to went over the Brit like he. he didn't even remember me he like I. like I came back and he literally said. and like I think I was seeing respect. and it was on one of the lives or. something and and he I I was like oh you. can't hear that enough um he was like I. don't even remember you and I was like.

thank you that is so great well it's. funny his job was kind of to be that way. and and it's nice I also changed my hair. color though so I think he just honestly. did not recognize me or remember me at. all was not impressed by my voice at. first and and I think no do you mean. what are you talking about your you have. you have like this crazy operatic voice. what do you mean I'm telling you I I but. I literally I got off stage and I was. like well you can't hear that enough was. like I don't remember you I was like. okay yeah I'd rather suck and be. memorable than than un but not.

memorable well he wears sweaters with no. t-shirt underneath and that no he's like. such a fan now he's so nice oh now he's. come around I had to him over I want him. over on the show I want him over on the. show but I I think it took a minute yeah. this uh album that you've done chemistry. is about really personal stuff in your. life which is where a lot of great music. comes from tragic historically but uh. must be I know you wrote some of these. songs maybe a year and a half ago two. and to three I I literally had to sit on.

it because my my label loved the the. work but it I was like I can't I can't. sit and do this I'm not ready like you. know what I'm saying to talk about it. like so I and now I just needed to wait. until um you know we were through it and. and then I could do it but so it's weird. to listen to now because it's do you. feel like it's all because you went. through this traumatic you know. separation divorce is. that is and I and obviously I'm not a. songwriter or anything about it but is. that at all therape utic to write about.

it it's only therapeutic that that's the. 100% the reason why I I did it like I. wrote so many songs and I think um you. know we all process things differently. and for me like even when I was a kid I. had a funny enough I had a problem. communicating and really good at it now. but um but I had a problem with it and. my mom like shoved a like a journal in. front of me was like why don't you write. and so I started writing poetry and I. and I I noticed that I that's how I. would process my feelings or what I was. feeling or I just didn't know some times.

because there's so many it just feels. chaotic sometimes here so um so then it. turned into music and so a lot of that. was just me doing it selfishly but um. then you realize like a lot of people. unfortunately will relate to I mean. statistically but ton of us relate. to a divorce rate so um you know and. just loss in general grief in general so. um I picked the ones that I felt weren't. so um literal and and okay cuz we have. children so I I picked the ones okay.

that I felt like and then um I put those. out but now but the ones that are super. literal those are for. me and they're probably just super. specific and so super duper specific. right on August. 5th yeah just a lot of. anger I think a couple of the angry. songs made it but they weren't the ones. that were like uh you know no code red. over yeah go go somewhere else yeah well. it it it's uh it's fascinating to me. because what I know is um trying to make.

people laugh and what's always been an. amazing realization for me of the times. when I've been really upset about. something maybe show didn't go well or. something didn't go my way and I'll. start being talking about it and doing. like a comedic riff about it and then. I'll notice that people around me are. like laughing really hard and you've. been around this because you've been. with me a long time Sona yeah that. sometimes when I'm just venting about. something that went wrong and I keep.

venting about it and people are laughing. I feel like wait a minute I just took. this negative experience and I wasn't. even trying to but somehow it just. turned into a way of everybody's. laughing now so some good came out of it. absolutely and and I imagine it's. somewhat similar to I mean very. different but somewhat some of the D. same idea I think it's exact and it's. and and I think it's um you I I've said. this before but like especially like. divorce in general is hard separation. grief loss all of that is hard um I.

think the worst part though is when you. feel alone like I I don't even hang out. with anybody that's really like my main. group of friends like aren't married. don't have children aren't in the public. eye like none of the things that take. the boxes that I am so which is awesome. that's why we make a a fun group but but. at the same time when you're going. through something so horrendous and so. publicly there's there's no way to like. describe that like there's I just saw. your shirt I'm sorry that's amazing um I.

caught my eye that's amazing um. but it's a con shirt and they're very. sexy love it it's amazing um I'm so ADHD. like squirrel sorry um but I think I. think when you're when you're when. you're that when you're that isolated. and I think everybody really Co right. people are so isolated like I think. that's the worst to not feel like you. can connect with with another being and. like heal in that sense and I think that.

that that's why we all do crave like. maybe it's not marriage or maybe it's. not what every society tells you but we. do crave companionship and and because. you need you need to connect and you. need to it's it's almost a a process of. healing I think for me do what do you do. you have an instrument that you use a. musical instrument when you when you. trying to work something out do you use. a guitar use a piano horrible guitarist. and I like literally I played one tour. and then I found out like halfway. through they were like not putting it in.

like I was. like and they I found out they were like. not putting it in the mix and they were. like well we just knew you know you're. learning so like and I was like oh my. God I killed that solo I was like no was. rocking all low tonight I was like I. felt to and then I was like okay I'm. gonna let the professionals do it so I. Know chords like on a enough to like. write if I need to on a a guitar piano. but honestly most things um especially. this record um most of it was Acappella. just lyrics and Melody flowing out of me. and then we wor a track around it um and.

sometimes I call like I I literally send. out like a like a code red like any any. artist friends that I knew that were. producers or writers I was like please. send me anything you have that's like. even if it's a random guitar riff idea. or just anything that because I I was. needing to get all of this out and I. just needed different moods and. different like perspectives musically so. um so I wrote like that too but it's the. lyrics and melody or me I love that you. worked with and I I did not see this. coming but one of my alltime alltime.

Idols uh is Steve Martin I've just. absolutely adore Steve Martin can't. believe he said yes and he had a huge. impact on my comedy and my life and then. I find out that I mean I always knew. he's an amazing amazing uh banjo player. yeah and um I hear about this. collaboration that you did uh with Steve. Martin which you would have never I what. like that doesn't even make but it. sounds great and the song is so the song. is I hate love and and in this song so I.

wrote I I sure um how you feeling these. days it was a really sunny day um um no. and why I hate love it's not that I hate. love it's it's that you hate What Love. Can Do you know and and especially so in. the second verse um you know you watch. The Notebook right and you're like a. that's so beautiful James Garner cry. like all the things you're like I could. this is achievable and then you see. reality in like a movie like it's. complicated with like stre Steve Martin.

Al bald it's one of my favorite movies. and um that's more real life and so I. just thought it was funny to play off of. those I'm very much inspired by Art like. whether it's music or movies or art or. whatever and um so I I played off that. and then the lyric it's like I'll take. Steve Martin over Gosling like I'm B. basically like throwing Ryan Gosling I. love Ryan Gosling but I I was I dated. him for a while and it's is it good for. you or no it's really yeah I know it's. not book is underwhelming.

lover so no so anyway I made this. reference of Steve Martin in it and that. I I would choose Steve Martin um over. goling and and um I literally looked at. Jesse sha and my producer I was like do. you think because I know he's a badass. musician I was like do you think in some. world he would agree to play on this. because it's kind of a Pop Punk song and. and banjo I thought would be cool on it. and so and it is and so anyway he said. yes I know and I get to go to the studio.

with him I'm so I still never met him. Jesse got to I was working it's so funny. you brought up the notebook and I just. have to relate that I uh Ryan Reynolds. was on the show do you remember this. Ryan Reynolds was on the show Once it's. burned into my memory forever so Ryan. Reynolds was on our show and he had this. Ida said let's recreate this scene from. The Notebook so I'm wearing the blue. dress in the rain yeah with the they're. yelling at each other and they're. yelling at each other in the rain you. came back for me yeah and um Ryan.

Reynolds is doing Ryan Gosling and it it. culminates with the two of us and it was. shot in this like beautiful filmic style. to exactly match the movie oh my gosh. and I am you're Rachel McAdams I'm. Rachel McAdams and my hair is just. matted down and I'm wearing the same. dress how was your ugly cry oh it was. fantastic it was really ugly and um but. but it ends with uh Ryan reyolds and I. had just agreed that we were going to. rush each other and start making out so. we do we start making out and we're. making out for what it felt like 4 hours.

but it was maybe just like a minute you. can see it on the internet but Ryan. giving it the old College try you go for. it and Ryan Reynolds at one point has. this move where he's reaching over and. he's doing he's kind of twiddling my ear. oh God and so we just one of his moves. yeah exactly so so um I learned a lot. about him uh and myself yeah exactly and. so we done cut we got it and I'm just.

like all right what's next and I move on. and um my wife had watched the whole. thing. happen she saw it on TV that night she. watched it and she said yeah that ruined. both of you for me like collectively at. the same time I'm no longer. like I'm no longer I don't like you I. don't like I'm unattracted to both yeah. and I now find you both. horrific but uh I think that's amazing. well it's a it's good experience it's. amazing how long it lasted oh yeah yeah.

I you know just just go for it you know. you just got when you know that's coming. do you use a mint do you put a mint in. your mouth or I actually just to get him. had a. burrito I had a very gar rare garlic. burrito all garlic yeah cuz what did I. care yeah do you guys still talk at all. um do you still kiss let's just say we. text a lot.