Emily Kinney Talks ‘Rockstar,’ How ‘The Walking Dead’ Has Influenced Her Music

Emily Kinney may have left “The Walking Dead,” but her time on the show and filming it in Atlanta has filtered into her music.

“Back and forth this season between shooting, I have been recording and I feel like Atlanta is definitely getting infused into my songs or even just the people that I’m meeting and my perspective on things, because one thing I do like to do in my songs is I do like to draw from my life and the things that I’m going through, so that will definitely come through,” Emily told Access Hollywood of the new tunes she has in the works.

The actress, who until the show’s mid-season finale played Beth Kinney, said beyond the location, her character has had an influence on music she is hoping to release next year.

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“I have one song called ‘Last Chance’ on my next album,” Emily said. “And I realized while I was writing that song, I was like, ‘Why am I writing this weird song?’ and I realized a lot of it was just because of the thoughts that have gone through my head as Beth. I was like, ‘Why do I keep feeling like I need to say this?’ … You’ll see, but it’s kind of about the end of the world.”

The actress and singer/songwriter is working on an album for 2015 (aptly titled for a “Walking Dead” alum, “This is War”), but she just dropped a new single last week – “Rockstar” — a fun reflection on falling for musicians.

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“I wrote it kind of more in response to people saying to me like, ‘You gotta stay away from those musicians! You have to stay away from actors! You’ve gotta stay away from these like, creative-type people,’ and I feel like those are some of my best friends, and why would you not want to date someone that is like that?” Emily said.

Now that her story arc has wrapped up on “The Walking Dead” with the sad death of Beth Greene, Emily is hoping to do more touring next year in support of her music, including her “Expired Love” EP.

“I’ve had to keep this secret for so long and also, I’ve been doing a lot of press for ‘Walking Dead’ this season just because my character’s been a little bit more prominent. Now that it’s out there, I’m getting really excited about planning dates,” Emily said.

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