Leighton Meester wants to return to music
Leighton Meester plans to return to music. The 38-year-old star has focused her attention on her acting career in recent years, appearing in movies such as 'The Weekend Away' and 'EXmas' - but Leighton intends to return to her music roots in the future. The brunette beauty - who released her debut album, 'Heartstrings', back in 2014 - told E! News: "It's definitely something that I want to continue to do and I really enjoy doing, but I've been focusing a lot more on acting and my family and everything for the last handful of years." Leighton now intends to turn her focus towards making new music in the coming months. The 'Somebody to Love' hitmaker shared: "I'm always writing and I've done a little bit of recording. "I'd like to focus a little bit more on it in the next year or so. I had so much fun when I did it. Touring was really fun. Just every little piece of it is its own little adventure and I really enjoy it and I love having this piece of work out - even when I hear it now - 20-something me wrote it and it sort of morphs and changes meaning." Leighton previously revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic derailed her plans to release new music. Asked if she planned to return to music, Leighton told Cosmopolitan in 2022: "The short answer is yes. Hopefully soon. "I have a bunch of stuff written and recorded and ready to go. It's just a matter of when I can release it and when I can make time for that. "I had it ready and set to go, and then pandemic … And I've had another child. So I thought, 'This isn't the right timing.' So I think that the timing will probably happen this year, hopefully."
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