In a story about “Mr. Know It All” — the first single off
Kelly Clarkson’s new album Stronger — Entertainment Weekly calls the
multi-platinum singer and songwriter “the samurai of shooting guys down.”
Indeed Clarkson has earned herself millions of devoted fans thanks to her
feisty, straight-talking lyrics. Clarkson’s hits such as “Miss Independent,”
“Since U Been Gone,” “Walk Away,” “Never Again,” and now “Mr. Know It All,” are
bold empowerment anthems, which she sells to the fullest with her soulful, powerhouse
voice and down-to-earth relatability. The vibrant, musically diverse Stronger
(which Clarkson says was influenced by Tina Turner, Prince, Sheryl Crow, and
Radiohead) will thrill those who love Clarkson for her resilience. The album is
filled with candid, emotionally raw tunes like “The War Is Over,” “Darkside,”
and “Honestly,” as well as “You Love Me” (in which Clarkson witheringly tells
an ex “you’re not good enough”), “Einstein” (the cad in question is dismissed
with “Here’s your keys, your bags, your clothes, and now get out of my place”),
and the title track, which finds Clarkson putting a fresh spin on Nietzsche’s
adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and declaring “it doesn’t
mean I’m over ’cause you’re gone.” “The whole album is very much about strength
and empowerment, so ‘Stronger’ felt like the perfect title,” Clarkson says.
“Plus that song is just a gold mine — it's a little bit pop, a little bit
pop-rock, a little bit urban, a little bit dance, and it ties everything in.
And everybody loves that message. ‘What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.’
It's a perfect representation of my life.” Clarkson’s life has had its share of
challenges. Her parents divorced when she was six and her mother struggled
financially to raise Kelly and her older siblings. “My mom had to do everything
on her own,” Clarkson says. “She put herself through school. It was really
hard. I think watching that molded me into this person who wants to relay a
message to women everywhere that they’re capable of doing whatever they set
their mind to. It made an impact on me even though I didn’t know it at the
time. Now I see it while I’m making these songs that I hope will inspire
people.”Listen song here:YouTube
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