Kate Hudson was inspired to record an album by Sir Paul McCartney.
The Song Sung Blue actress released her debut LP Glorious last year and she explained she had an epiphany after watching the Beatles legend perform at Glastonbury and realising she wasn't "happy" with what she has done with her career to date.
She told The Guardian newspaper: “It was Paul’s 80th birthday and I was sitting at the side of the stage watching him headline Glastonbury.
“I woke up the next morning and felt so emotional. I was, like, ‘I am not happy with my output!’ I mean, I have so much gratitude. But I am not just an actor.
"I’ve been a musician my whole life and I never had the courage to do anything with it. I decided I want to take more chances. I want to fail more.”
The 46-year-old actress vowed to stop "compromising" to please other people after watching Paul in action.
She explained: "[It made me think] about those who compromise and those who don’t.
"I thought about being a woman in the industry and all the compromising you do for other people. About doing comedies and being successful in them but still feeling like you’re constantly having to compromise.”
The Bride Wars star is best known for her work in romantic comedies and while they will always be her "favourite" genre, she's concerned that they have been "dumbed down" in recent years.
She said: “You know what? They’re my favourite. I love them and I will never stop making them. I just think they need to be better.
"When you’re trying to make a great one, you’re fighting a lot of algorithms.
"I think they’ve dumbed down the romcom. The ones I loved were written and directed by the best talent. Nora Ephron, Jim [James L] Brooks: those are the great ones that last for ever. They’re like comfort blankets.”
Meanwhile, Kate insisted she doesn't pay any attention to what is written about her after following advice from her stepfather Kurt Russell.
She said: "It all falls into the category of what Kurt calls ‘noise’. His thing is always: just do great work.”
However, she admitted speculation she could be nominated for an Oscar for her work on Song Sung Blue is "nice noise" but she won't look at predictions online.
She admitted: “It freaks me out. I can’t even.”
