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Queen Kwong is Better Off ‘Without You, Whatever’

By Jaci Jedrych

Queen Kwong - Photo by Laura-Mary Carter
Queen Kwong - Photo by Laura-Mary Carter

Queen Kwong’s ‘Without You, Whatever’ is the “only” pop song she has ever written. 

Los Angeles’ Carré Kwong Callaway has had her fair share of struggles. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis a few years ago, and shortly after, her husband left as well. She was homeless for a year, living on friend’s couches to get by. The music from her album Couples Only was born during this period as an outlet for her grief and pain from the “ugly divorce”. 

Queen Kwong’s song, ‘Without You, Whatever’ off of Couples Only, maintains her message, even though it is different than her usual hard rock tracks. 

She says, “’Without You, Whatever’ is the only ‘pop’ song I have ever written and it’s about missing someone that you know deep down you are better off without.”

Fans of Blood Red Shoes or Black Light Burns should check out this track and album. Find this and more great music on the Alchemical Records Multigenre Mixture playlist on Spotify.

Jaci Jedrych

Jaci Jedrych is a World Politics student at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She loves going to concerts and exploring different genres, and has a passion for arts and news writing.

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