By Jena Carr
Geelong indie artist Stefan West has released a new single focusing on all aspects of life and the beauty of growing old.
Happily Ever After was released on December 15, the second single from Mr West’s upcoming debut album Cambridge.
Mr West said he wanted to explore the different parts of his life and write about the positive emotions along with the negative.
“I think staying young is about remaining very curious, staying really playful and continuing to learn,” he said.
“I don’t know if the chorus came first or the verse, but I remember the idea of Happily Ever After came to my mind, and that was the first time in my life I felt safe and secure in a relationship.
“It happened by accident through wanting to explore everything in my own experience, not just the parts that I struggle with but the parts that I celebrate and make me feel good, joyous and blissful.”
Mr West said the inspiration for the single came from a relationship he was in at the time and that growing old was guaranteed but only sometimes celebrated.
“The verses are about the feeling of what it is to grow old, almost nostalgic because it feels like you’ve been there before, but it’s also something that’s brand new,” he said.
“The song is a beautiful mesh of an intense moment I had never experienced before, accompanied by a train of thought that felt incredibly freeing, painted into a new world in my mind.”
Mr West is also a passionate advocate for mental health awareness and addiction recovery, with his passion and experiences flowing through his music.
