"Around that time Michael Jackson died, I was devastated because he was such a huge inspiration for me as a performer. Growing up, I saw him live when I was around 11 years old and he changed my life. When he died I felt like I had to do something, so I wrote a song that was inspired by his death, and that was "Speak Love", which is now the title of the album. The song is all about taking every day as it's your last, and taking the time to tell the people in your life how much you love them, and that became the message of the whole album." - Hugh Sheridan