St. Vincent on paying tribute to late producer SOPHIE on new song ‘Sweetest Fruit’: ‘As artists, you feel a camaraderie’

St. Vincent and SOPHIE (Images: Alex Da Corte/MSMSMSM)

St. Vincent has discussed paying tribute to producer and singer SOPHIE on her latest album, revealing she feels a “camaraderie” with the late star.

‘It’s OK To Cry’ singer SOPHIE, who was trans, died on 30 January 2021 after an accidental fall in Athens.

Speaking to Rolling Stone UK, St. Vincent said she never met the critically-acclaimed musician, but was so “moved” by her work that the soon-to-be-released song ‘Sweetest Fruit’ on her new LP All Born Screaming was in part inspired by her.

“I didn’t set out to write this tribute in the same way I never set out to write anything you know?,” she explained. “It just sort of comes. But that song was the extended product of a jam

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