That was really hard for me, she says.
Hope seemed to emerge four years later.
After Richard self-released her solo debut,Goldenheart, Danity Kane re-formed to record an album.
Credit: Brandon Hicks
But that reunion ended when Richard had a falling-out with members Aubrey ODay and Shannon Bex.
Soon after, Richard learned that her father had been diagnosed with lymphoma.
(It has since gone into remission.)
Thats what a lot of people think, then life reminds them, No, theres lower.'
I wanted to celebrate that journey.
The experimental vibe onRedemptionisnt the only thing thats progressive.
Richard says she feels like technology has finally caught up to her ambitions.
I think I was a little bit ahead [of the times], she says.
VR shows where we were going with what we were doing with plug-ins and layering.
What a second line really means is to dance [when youre at] your worst.
Theres a sense that [someone] is going to a better place.
Im not saying this is the death of myself or my career, but a homecoming.
She says, Its supposed to heal you.
