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Mckenna Grace joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Natalie,” as well as reprising her role as Phoebe in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
The artist discusses how she wrote the new song as a tribute to her friend Xochitl Gomez, her recent EPs each exploring different genres (pop punk for Bittersweet 16 and folk for Autumn Leaves), and wanting to make a metal album. In fact, Grace namechecks System of a Down as one of her current favorite bands. Not to be boxed in, she also names Taylor Swift’s Folklore as one of her all-time favorite albums, along with Blondeshell’s 2023 release (hard agree) and Alanis Morrisette’s Under Rug Swept.
Grace goes on to talk about what it’s like returning to the Ghostbusters franchise and how her character has grown, as well as the jam sessions she had with co-stars Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, and Logan Kim during downtime on the shoot: “Paul Rudd, he plays guitar as well, really well, which I didn’t know,” she explains. “He has this running bit he always does where he starts ‘Blackbird’ and he’s like, ‘Wait, hang on. Blac-wait, hang on. Blah-‘ And he’ll do it for like 30 minutes, just keep on restarting ‘Blackbird’ like 500 times.”
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