Hailee Steinfeld Inspired
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Hailee Steinfeld says playing 19th century poet Emily Dickinson in the new Apple TV+ series Dickinson helped inspire her new music.
During her appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan Thursday, the singer/actress says doing a deep dive into Dickinson’s work made her more fearless when it comes to her songwriting.
“One thing about Emily’s poetry is that…she doesn’t stick to any rules,” Hailee says. “And I love that because, you know, I think there’s this sort of daunting feeling when it comes to writing a poem or writing poetry – like, you have to live up to some expectation. And she just said what was on her mind. And that’s what I try and do when it comes to songwriting.”
Hailee’s already released a new song from the show, called “Afterlife (Dickinson),” which was inspired by themes of Dickinson’s poems, including death and mortality.
