On Your Way

Album: Boys & Girls (2012)
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  • Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard had a happy childhood until the age of 7 when her sister fell ill. "She was quite sick before she died," the singer told NME. "It was something we had to live with every day and it was really strange. It changed my life forever. I felt like there's always someone looking out for me and that's why good things happen to me. It makes me look at people different and look at myself differently. It didn't hit me until years later. When I was younger everyone was sad and I didn't want to be sad. It didn't hit me until I was 10 or so."

    This album closer is dedicated to Brittany's fallen sister.

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