Henry Moodie on the queer relationship that changed him: 'It was a whole thing'

""It's almost made me understand myself on a deeper level," he tells PinkNews. "It really is the truest form of me as a songwriter.""

""It was my way of processing everything," he says now."

""you were there for me""

Henry Moodie learned about himself while creating his debut album Mood Swings, finding songwriting to be the truest form of his artistry and a route to deeper self-understanding. Songwriting began in school as therapeutic processing after severe bullying. A breakthrough came at 18 when TikTok propelled his debut single "you were there for me" into mainstream success, achieving a UK top 40 placement and over 120 million Spotify streams. That momentum contributed to a billion total streams and millions of followers. Mood Swings explores coming-of-age relationships, situationships, lost loves, and formative queer teen experiences while acknowledging contemporary LGBTQ+ musical influences.

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