Paris Hilton has always expressed herself through music.
In a new interview Associated Press Ahead of the release of her new album, Infinite Icon, the DJ and mother of two spoke about the inspiration behind her second album, explaining why it has a “deeper” meaning than her previously released albums.
“Music has always been a huge passion for me,” Hilton, who released her debut album, “Paris,” in 2006, told The Associated Press. “Someone needed to come in and save pop music, and that's why I'm here.”
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Paris Hilton released her second album, “Infinite Icon,” on September 6th. (Getty Images)
“My first album was really about what my life was like at that point in time – my party girl period. The songs are just light-hearted and fun and about going out sexy and having a good time,” she continued. “This album definitely has a deeper meaning and I wanted the songs to really reflect my life and my journey and be introspective.”
Hilton's lead single, “I'm Free,” featuring Rina Sawayama, is an ode to her life in the spotlight as a television personality and overcoming the trauma she faced.
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“My experience at Provo Canyon School was really traumatic, really hard, and I remember the first song I heard when I got out of there was 'Free' by Ultra Nate,” he said.“ She said.
Hilton released her first album, Paris, in 2006. (Getty Images)
Hilton said she used that moment as inspiration for the album, and assembled a team of female stars, including Sia, Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Trainor and Maria Becerra.
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“It was really important to me to make this album with all women,” she said. “I wanted this album to be really female empowering,” she added. “My girls, my gay guys, and just songs that people can feel alive in. I want everyone who listens to this album to feel like they are an icon they're not ashamed of.”
Ahead of the release, Hilton took to social media to Great album cover With the fans.
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“I've poured my heart and soul into this second album for my amazing fans and can't wait for you all to hear it on September 6th,” she wrote at the time.
“So proud of you,” Selma Blair commented. “You're amazing. I love you.”
“I can't stop listening,” wrote another fan.
The Simple Life star said the new album has a “deeper” meaning.
The album's release comes four years after Hilton's. Alleged She was a victim of emotional and physical abuse as a teenager attending Provo Canyon School in Utah.
Hilton said in 2020 that as a misbehaving girl at age 16, she was the victim of a “parentally approved kidnapping” when two men dragged her from her home and took her to a group care home.
Hilton is Canyon School officials beat her and forced her to sit naked in her cell as punishment.
“They choked me, slapped me in the face, watched me while I showered and deprived me of sleep,” she wrote. “They called me vulgar words, gave me medicine without a diagnosis and, at one facility in Utah, I was held in solitary confinement in a room where the walls were covered with scratches and bloodstains.”
Hilton has been a strong advocate for reform of the juvenile justice system. (Getty Images)
The hotel heiress also describes her experiences in the documentary “This is Paris.”
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Since then, Hilton has focused on advocating for reform of the juvenile justice system.
“I'm fighting tooth and nail for these kids because these are kids that come from families that can't help them or support them, these are kids that come from the juvenile justice system, the foster care system, and they don't have a voice,” Hilton said.Fox & FriendsIn 2023.”
“So I'm turning my pain into purpose and using my platform to make a difference and save children's lives because hundreds of children are dying in these facilities in the name of treatment.”
The Associated Press and Tracy Wright of Fox News Digital contributed to this post.
