“Glee” star covers Teen Vogue to promote her debut album

Jan 30, 2014 13:33 GMT  ·  By
Lea Michele’s solo debut album, “Louder,” arrives in music stores on March 4
   Lea Michele’s solo debut album, “Louder,” arrives in music stores on March 4

“Glee” star Lea Michele is making her solo music debut on March 4, when her album “Louder” comes out in stores. The album’s release was pushed back when Cory Monteith, Lea’s boyfriend and “Glee” love interest, died of a drug overdose last year, and Lea is opening up about that in the new issue of Teen Vogue magazine.

Since Cory’s death, Lea hasn’t said much about the tragedy and, if you think about it, it makes sense because she was still in shock. She is now telling Vogue that Cory was her biggest fan and most vocal supporter, even hailing her as the next big thing on the pop music scene.

Considering all this, it’s no wonder that she admits to having a very special relation with some of the tracks included on “Louder.”

“My favorite song is, 100 percent, ‘You’re Mine.’ I listened to it the other day – it was the one song I had the most emotional reaction to, just because that’s my relationship with Cory,” she says.

“He was such a fan, you don’t understand. […] He heard every song and gave me his notes on everything. He loved ‘Battlefield.’ I’m getting chills thinking about it. I would say ‘Burn with You’ was his favorite. He came into the studio that day,” Lea explains.

Despite Cory’s untimely and unexpected death, Lea is trying to look on the bright side of things. She once told Ellen DeGeneres that, instead of wallowing in pain and depression, she chose to thank God that she had the amazing luck to meet and fall in love with Cory, even if their time together was short.

She now says that their love has transformed into her newfound strength, which is helping her move on. It’s what he would have wanted for her.

“I somehow feel the insane love Cory and I had for each other morphed into this strength that I have right now. There’s just something about knowing he’s watching everything I’m doing and feeling like I have to do everything now not just for me but for him. I also have a safety net below me – if I fall or if it’s too much, my friends and family will be there to catch me,” she explains.