Songstress Lily Allen has revealed that she felt compelled to get back into music because while she loves being a parent and wife, she felt that her life was missing something and knew her career was it. 

During a new interview with Elle magazine, the 'Smile' beauty explained that having a family of her own showed her what her own mother went through:

"My mother was 18 when she had my sister and then - unfortunately for her - married my father [actor Keith Allen] and had me and my brother. He abandoned her when I was four, so she had to work. I think, deep down, I resented her for not being there. At the same time, I knew she had to do it, otherwise she wouldn't be able to support us. In my head, I was like, 'I'm not going to be like that, I'm going to be a real mom.' But it's not like that. You get there and it's nice but..."

She went on to add that being a mother and being a singer is like having two separate lives that are confined to the same space: "My life is a bit schizophrenic. I'm two people. I'm Lily Allen the... singer, and music person. And Lily Cooper, the wife and mother... I hate speaking about myself in the third person, but it's helpful here."

Allen confessed that she needed to revive her music career because she felt there was an emptiness in her life that could only be filled by music:

"Lily Allen has found it quite difficult and stressful trying to reconnect. And Lily Cooper is happy because she's not sitting at home playing with toys and speaking with two human beings that can't speak back. There was a void. I'm a creative person; I like to speak my mind. Making music is the perfect vehicle for that... I need somewhere to put my stuff."