Leighton Meester Depressed By Her Song Writing

 Leighton Meester Depressed By Her Song Writing

I had wondered if Leighton Meester was going to take her music career any further. She did some of the vocal on the Cobra Starship song Good Girls Go Bad, and then as far as mainstream music goes, we didn’t hear much from her again. But Leighton says that her songwriting is a little depressed and that she’s taking it easy.

After shooting Country Strong, she said,

“Because of this movie, I started doing that for myself and writing music that speaks to me and is from my heart and apparently, I’m really depressed.”

Her co-star in the movie, Gwyneth Paltrow, gifted her with a guitar!

“I just wrote a song at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The guitar has been a nice tool for me to be able to write. I want to release the music, but I’m not pressured to do it at the moment.”

And Leighton Meester also adds that she has a whole new respect for the genre of country music.

“It’s country music, it’s an entirely different world. I grew to love it, and I have this movie to thank for that.”

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Leighton Meester Covers Seventeen Magazine

 Leighton Meester Covers Seventeen Magazine

I am a big Gossip Girl fan so I love to see Leighton Meester getting more exposure! Leighton covers the February issue of Seventeen Magazine and talks about how boyfriends really aren’t that important to her!

17 to LM – The last time we talked [for your cover in March 2009], having a boyfriend wasn’t a priority for you. Do you still feel that way?

LM – “Yeah. I’m glad that you’re reminding me of that! I would say the same thing today as well. I think that the importance of love is really strong for me in my life, whether it’s a guy or a friend or just my puppy. I think love changes you over time, and whether you have good or bad experiences, you always grow and learn from it. And if I shut love down or didn’t let it in, I would just be this really cold, sad person.”

Leighton’s issue of Seventeen will be on newsstands on January 4th. I love seeing her in clothes that aren’t her signature ‘Blair Waldorf’ look! Leighton can be seen next in Country Strong, opening everywhere January 11 – are you planning on seeing it? Leighon sings in the movie and is pretty good!  I think it looks interesting, but not sure if I’m intrigued enough to see it in the theatres!

Leighton Meester Is The Next Taylor Swift?

 Leighton Meester Is The Next Taylor Swift?

Uh oh. Looks like we have another Taylor Swift on our hands. Leighton Meester talked about what her process is when she writes songs for the band she’s in and how she goes about making her music. Sounds an awfully lot like someone else we know.

“I’m working with a band right now, doing a lot of acoustic music through singing and writing. It’s really fun and fulfilling. It’s an expression of what I have in my life and what I’m going through, or what I have gone through, and of course, it’s mostly about love or relationships. The ups and downs that come along, which I think are universal.”

Next thing you know we’ll be trying to guess which Gossip Girl co-star each song is about, kind of like we do with Taylor and her men.

Who here is a fan of Leighton’s music? Now that she’s also singing in movies, I wonder if she’s trying to steer her career towards more music and less acting?

Leighton Meester Says Love Will Keep Her Away From Drugs

 

 Leighton Meester Says Love Will Keep Her Away From Drugs

I’m going to sprinkle a little pixie dust all over this post before I get into the meat of Leighton Meester’s quote because that title just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Leighton Meester says she will never turn to drugs because she has love in her life. The 24-year-old actress – who stars in ‘Country Strong’ alongside Gwyneth Paltrow – believes the support of her family and her strong commitment to her career will help her stay on the right path. She explained:

“I think the main problem with somebody who would have so many issues is that they don’t have love in their life, and I feel like working to me is important. I want to make my family proud and I love my family. That’s what gives me the strength to do it.

“I think that part of not having love, you kind of fulfil that with drugs or alcohol or any kind of addictive or abusive substance or relationship, and it will ruin you. I guess that the lesson is just ‘Don’t do drugs, just say no.’ ”

The ‘Gossip Girl’ told JustJared.com that she also believes you don’t have to choose between a career and love:

“In my eyes I don’t think you need to choose between love and success. I haven’t had to question that. I’ve just been working and not bothering with wondering if I need to choose. I love love and I think eventually I would like to have some, I welcome it.”

Most Hollywood couples that don’t make it might disagree. How many times have we’ve seen couples split because they just didn’t get enough time together? Most recently ScarJo and Ryan Reynolds!

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First Look: Leighton Meester Sings In ‘Country Strong’ (Video)

First Look: Leighton Meester Sings In ‘Country Strong’

So we’ve seen Gwyneth Paltrow singing in her upcoming movie, ‘Country Strong.’ Now here’s her co-star, Leighton Meester. Leighton’s obviously not on ‘Gossip Girl’ here!

Are you looking forward to seeing ‘Country Strong’?

Quote Of The Day: Leighton Meester

 Quote Of The Day: Leighton Meester

“It’s wonderful to be in love. And it’s definitely wonderful to cuddle and have sex and get to experience life with somebody. But it’s OK if you don’t find him and you’re 24. You can find it someday.”

– Leighton Meester

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Leighton Meester Loves Gwyenth Paltrow’s Dirty Jokes

 Leighton Meester Loves Gwyenth Paltrow’s Dirty Jokes

Leighton Meester chatted with Us Weekly about working alongside actress Gwyneth Paltrow on the film “Country Strong”. Leighton gushed about the celebrity mom:

“She is full of surprises. As an actress, she is so giving and talented. She’s super down-to-earth and she makes dirty jokes. She’s just a cool chick.”

Leighton also shared a bit of what Gwyneth looks like at 5 in the morning:

She’s gorgeous without any makeup on! She came to set at 5:00 a.m. looking really hot.”

The Gossip Girl star is also still working on her own music:

“I’m still writing and I’m working with a band. I’m going to start performing again soon,” Meester said. “It’s kind of a different sound, because I’ve been going through a lot this year and I’m in no rush. I want it to be perfect.”

I wondered what happened to her to wanting to pursue music. We heard about her music last year and saw pics of her performing, but I hadn’t heard anything beyond that. Good for her – can’t wait to listen to the new album!

Leighton Meester Suits Up

 Leighton Meester Suits Up

Leighton Meester left at home the short minidresses, miniskirts, the lace and the frills last night, when she showed up at the Gotham Film Awards in NYC in a gray suit with a matching tie.

How are you loving this masculine style on Leighton?

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‘Gossip Girl’ Katie Cassidy Ate Cake for 15 Hours Straight

 ‘Gossip Girl’ Katie Cassidy Ate Cake for 15 Hours Straight

Gossip Girl’s Katie Cassidy (24) wants to share a food story:

“I’m a healthy eater and before I went to Budapest I was experimenting being vegan and had been vegan for like six months, and Budapest is like, literally goulash and pulled pork. And day one on the set, the directer came up to me and was like, ‘How do you feel about cake? Can you eat cake in this scene?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, actually it would be really funny if my character was scarfing down cake in this scene.’

“So little did I realize that this actual scene took 15 hours to shoot, so I was eating cake for 15 hours straight and I ate two full cakes to myself.” And Cassidy spent the following three weeks in pain as a result. She adds, “I’m telling you, when you go from being vegan to eating cake like that, your bowels are frozen for probably three weeks!”

Pictured: Katie Cassidy while filming “Monte Carlo” in Paris back in June 2010 with Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez.

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Black Dress Cuties: Jessica Alba & Leighton Meester

 Black Dress Cuties: Jessica Alba & Leighton Meester

2 brown haired, brown eyed beauties, both in cute black dresses at 2 recent events: Jessica and Leighton!

Who’s rocking the ‘little black dress’ look this time?

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Leighton Meester’s Lacey Look – Wow or Eww?

 Leighton Meester’s Lacey Look – Wow or Eww?

This Gossip Girl beauty is definitely subscribed at our ‘Wow or Eww?’ category – here she is in a Marchessa nude and lace outfit at the Harry Winston Cour tof Jewels event this week. Is it trendy, stylish… or is it simply too much?

Leighton Meester’s Lacey Look – Wow or Eww?

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Leighton Meester: 2010 CMA Awards

 Leighton Meester: 2010 CMA Awards

Bringing her stylish ways to Bridgestone Arena, Leighton Meester turned up to partake in the 2010 Country Music Awards festivities on Wednesday evening (November 10).

Clad in Emilio Pucci, the “Gossip Girl” actress worked the arrivals area at the Nashville, Tennessee music extravaganza before heading inside to grab a prime seat ahead of the show's 8PM start time on ABC.
 


Set to take the stage during the annual CMAs for performances are a full slate of top names including Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, just to name a few.

Meanwhile, the show is once again being co-hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood - marking the third year-in-a-row the duo have helmed the growingly popular country showcase.

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Enjoy the pictures of Leighton Meester at the CMA Awards (November 10).