Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Linda Perry joins Nic Harcourt in-studio for an emotional and revealing live session on The SoCal Sound. Performing songs from her new album Let It Die Here, Linda opens up about the deeply personal journey behind the record, her relationship with her mother, rediscovering her own voice after years of writing for others, and reclaiming her iconic song “Beautiful.”
0:00 Intro
1:06 “Is That All You Got?”
5:00 “Feathers in a Storm”
8:50 Interview Begins
10:46 “What Would Linda Write for Linda?”
14:05 Losing Her Identity Behind Other Artists
16:53 Learning to Live With Trauma
19:17 Reclaiming “Beautiful”
23:36 “Beautiful”
Linda also discusses the documentary Let It Die Here, the emotional process of making the album, working with Christina Aguilera on “Beautiful,” and learning to embrace vulnerability and identity later in life.
Linda Perry: Vox, Guitar
Nick Maybury: Electric Guitar
Host: Nic Harcourt
Filmed & Edited: Matt Blake
Audio Recorded & Mixed: Tristan Dolce
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Linda Perry joins Nic Harcourt in-studio for an emotional and revealing live session on The SoCal Sound. Performing songs from her new album Let It Die Here, Linda opens up about the deeply personal journey behind the record, her relationship with her mother, rediscovering her own voice after years of writing for others, and reclaiming her iconic song “Beautiful.”
0:00 Intro
1:06 “Is That All You Got?”
5:00 “Feathers in a Storm”
8:50 Interview Begins
10:46 “What Would Linda Write for Linda?”
14:05 Losing Her Identity Behind Other Artists
16:53 Learning to Live With Trauma
19:17 Reclaiming “Beautiful”
23:36 “Beautiful”
Linda also discusses the documentary Let It Die Here, the emotional process of making the album, working with Christina Aguilera on “Beautiful,” and learning to embrace vulnerability and identity later in life.
Linda Perry: Vox, Guitar
Nick Maybury: Electric Guitar
Host: Nic Harcourt
Filmed & Edited: Matt Blake
Audio Recorded & Mixed: Tristan Dolce
The SoCal Sound is listener-supported independent radio for Southern California, a public service of California State University Northridge.
Support The SoCal Sound:
Donate to The SoCal Sound
Listen live:
The SoCal Sound Live Stream
#LindaPerry #Beautiful #TheSoCalSound #NicHarcourt #LiveSession #ChristinaAguilera #4NonBlondes
