Charlie Puth has revealed the lead track off his upcoming album, Whatever's Clever!, and the GRAMMY-nominated singer recently joined us inside the Hard Rock Hotel New York to talk about the new project, life lately, and more during an Audacy Check In.
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Back with his new song, "Changes," Charlie is set to unwrap his fourth studio album in March. He's also set to become a dad in March, revealing earlier this month during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
"I think 'Changes' is actually about parting ways in a friendship, but not in a bad blood kind of way," Puth reveals to Mike Adam. "People move on, people get older, people will get married, they move, circumstance based. The people you hang out with now are sometimes, unfortunately not the people you're always going to hang out with."
"That's not a sad thing nor a happy thing. It's kind of like right in the middle. You might be bummed out, but there might be a really great things happening in your life because of it, whether it be like a job opportunity, or what have you. I also feel like anybody can relate to that."
When asked by Adam if Charlie feels like "a child is going to calm your mind and maybe make you more present," Puth was quick to answer yes. "And being present is how I make, in my opinion, my best work."
"I used to have this incorrect thought process that I had to have a chaotic life in the background to make good art. Couldn't be more wrong and a lot of artists have said that too."
"It's interesting how, because I guess from the outside you look at an artist, you think, 'oh, that's a rock star' or 'he or she must be really going through something to write X, Y, and Z,' but they might actually be the happiest they've ever been. At least for me, I've made the best work, just the happiest I've ever been, and I feel like I am the happiest I've ever been and having a a baby will just add to that."
For more from Charlie Puth, check out our full Audacy Check In from the Hard Rock Hotel New York above.