According to Sawayama, “This song is written from the perspective of a mother apologizing for not being able to love their queer son due to her traditional religious beliefs. It was inspired by a true story where my friend’s mum, after years of not supporting her son‘s queerness ended a normal phone call with “Send my love to John” (my friend’s long-term boyfriend.) It was a breakthrough moment in their relationship where she acknowledged queerness in a positive way. I wanted to write a song for people who need to hear the words sorry but may never hear them from the ones they love… read more
According to Sawayama, “This song is written from the perspective of a mother apologizing for not being able to love their queer son due to her tradi… read more
According to Sawayama, “This song is written from the perspective of a mother apologizing for not being able to love their queer son due to her traditional religious beliefs. It was insp… read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at the age of 5, Rina would go on to study politics at Cambridge University. At university, she decided to pursue both modeling and her love for singing. She would go on to experiment in a hip hop group before deciding to pursue her interest in R&B and pop music. Rina began collaborating with London-based producer Hoost and released her debut single ’Sleeping In Waking’ in 2013. In 2016, she wa… read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at… read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at the age of 5, Rina would go on to study polit… read more