Hilary Duff Confirms New Song Addresses Sister Estrangement
Hilary Duff has publicly revealed the profound loneliness she experiences due to her estrangement from her older sister, Haylie Duff. During a candid appearance on CBS Mornings, the 38-year-old singer confirmed that her new song, "We Don't Talk," directly addresses the rift with her sibling.
The 'Most Lonely Part' of Her Existence
When asked about fan speculation regarding the song's subject matter, Duff responded with emotional honesty. "It's definitely about my sister and just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence is not having my sister in my life at the moment," she told host Anthony Mason. The track appears on her new album, Luck...or Something, which marks her return to the music industry after a significant hiatus.
Duff admitted she struggled with whether to include such a personal song on the record. "I really struggled with thinking about including that on the record," she confessed. "It's funny, as a person that exists in the world without my other half, so many people are having this experience."
Creating Music for Connection
The former Disney Channel star explained her artistic philosophy behind the album's creation. "For me, making a record was just going to be all about connection," Duff elaborated. "I was never going to take outside songs from people because what would the point be, right, if it wasn't me and it wasn't my life?"
She described the songwriting process as therapeutic, particularly given her complicated upbringing in the public eye. "I didn't necessarily choose that part, but it's my reality, and so it was honestly like healing to say," Duff continued. "It's hard to watch your life unfold on the internet sometimes with talking heads on TikTok speculating this, that, and the other."
Lyrics That Speak Volumes
In "We Don't Talk," Duff sings poignantly about the fractured relationship with a family member. The lyrics include: "'Cause we come from the same home, the same blood / A different combination, but the same lock / People ask me how you're doing, I wanna say amazing / But the truth is that I don't know / What I always end up saying is / How we don't talk, we don't talk, talk about it / We don't talk about anything anymore."
Notably, Duff and her sister haven't been photographed together publicly since 2019, though the singer hasn't disclosed specific reasons for their estrangement.
Family Dynamics and Artistic Expression
During a separate interview with Glamour magazine published earlier in the week, Duff appeared to address her strained relationships with both her sister and father, Robert. Her album includes another personal track about her father titled "The Optimist," which contains lyrics expressing her wish for her father to "really love" her.
"That's my family. Those are the people that affect you the most, take up the most space naturally as a human who's born into something," she told the publication. "Just because you're born into a family doesn't mean that it always stays together. You can only control your side and your street."
Duff reflected on her decision to share these intimate details now, stating: "I've had a very complicated life, and my parents had a very complicated thing. I know it's not rare, and I think it goes back to the theme of, Why share now? I guess I just felt ready."
Moving Forward Independently
When Mason asked if she hoped Haylie would hear the song, Duff responded thoughtfully. "I don't think that would help," she said. "I think I have to just exist as a person on my own and do what I want to do. I hope that for everyone that is where I'm sitting, you have to do what you want to do, and you have to do what feels good for you."
The singer's return to music has been described as "scary" by Duff herself, but her new album represents a deeply personal artistic statement about family, connection, and personal truth in the face of public scrutiny.
