In one of the most unexpected collabs of the year, it’s been revealed that Father John Misty wrote a song for Khalid’s new record.
For about 15 years now, Father John Misty has been one of those artists that basically does whatever he wants to.
In addition to rising to fame with Fleet Foxes, he has also performed with the likes of Saxon Shore, and has worked with big names like Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.
Now, the surprisingly funny indie-rocker has teamed up with another rising star in the world of music; Khalid.
In a new interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe (via Pitchfork), the 21-year-old Khalid discussed how it was like a “Cinderella moment” when Father John Misty gave him the chance to sing the song ‘Heaven’.
“I would never pass on singing a Father John Misty song and putting that on my album ever,” Khalid explained. “If Father John Misty is like, ‘Yo, here, look here’s this song, you want to sing it?’ I’m like, ‘Hell yeah I want to sing that.’”
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“One, he inspires me so much,” the singer continued. “So I feel like his voice, or my voice at least, is not too far off from his, because that’s a voice that I grew up with, and I sat with, and I lived with.”
“I love that I got to take a song that he wrote and interpret it in the way that it makes me feel. I love that when I listen to it, I hear him on it. For me, that’s a present, that’s a gift.”
“How many people do you know out there who can say that they’ve sang a song that Father John Misty has wrote?” he asked. “The fact that he looks to me and he’s like, ‘You’re going to do this song justice, and you’re going to sing this song the way that it should be sang.’ Amazing.”
Khalid is set to release his new album, Free Spirit, on Friday, with the record also featuring guest appearances from the likes of SAFE and John Mayer.
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