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Olivia Rodrigo shouldn’t be holding again on her upcoming album GUTS, however she does really feel a “accountability” to warn the themes of her new songs — particularly after the Joshua Bassett drama that got here after her “Drivers License” single launch.
Rodrigo, 20, admitted that she “had no thought the best way to take care of” the general public and their ongoing hypothesis about her previous relationship after “Drivers License” dropped in January 2021.
“Actually, it was the primary music out of the gate and all of that s–t occurred. I felt so ill-equipped,” she recalled whereas chatting with Phoebe Bridgers in an Interview Journal profile printed on Tuesday, September 5. “That was an amazing expertise, however now I undoubtedly really feel a accountability. I simply strive not to consider it through the writing course of.”
Following the “Drivers License” launch, listeners speculated that the observe was about Rodrigo’s obvious break up from Bassett, 22. As a result of she sang about “that blonde woman,” Sabrina Carpenter was introduced into the combo because of her reference to Bassett on the time.
Initially, the drama modified how Rodrigo went into writing her sophomore album, GUTS, set to be launched on Friday, September 8.
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“After I first began scripting this document, I might sit on the piano and faux different folks had been listening to what I used to be writing, which is so terrible and counterproductive to any creativity, so I needed to simply write what I wished to jot down and take into consideration the social implications after,” she instructed Bridgers. “It’s difficult. I don’t assume anybody has it all the way down to a science. I can’t even consider that folks pay attention and speak about my music as it’s, so it’s loopy to consider.”
Whereas Rodrigo admitted that she’s “nonetheless studying the best way to deal” along with her whirlwind fame, she did tease an upcoming music impressed by the “Drivers License” fallout.
“There’s one music that I wrote about how my life modified due to all the issues that occurred with the final album and the way loopy that was,” she shared. “It was cathartic in the long run, nevertheless it was form of arduous dredging up all of that stuff.”
That being mentioned, Rodrigo is “grateful” for the way far she’s are available her profession.
“So many individuals would like to be on this place,” she defined. “However you continue to need to acknowledge trauma.”
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Rodrigo’s candid dialogue about her music comes days after she addressed rumors that her current single “Vampire” was about Taylor Swift. Followers have lengthy speculated that the 2 musicians have unhealthy blood after Rodrigo gave Swift, 33, varied songwriting credit on her SOUR album. (Rodrigo, who beforehand cited Swift as one in every of her largest inspirations, has additionally confessed that she didn’t attend any Eras Tour reveals.)
“I used to be very shocked when folks thought that,” she instructed The Guardian in an interview printed on Saturday, September 2. “I imply, I by no means wish to say who any of my songs are about. I’ve by no means performed that earlier than in my profession and possibly gained’t. I feel it’s higher to not pigeonhole a music to being about this one factor.”
Nonetheless, Rodrigo did admit to Bridgers that she was “so nervous” to launch “Vampire” total.
“I feel you must be cautious about writing songs about fame. Quite a lot of the time folks don’t wish to hear about that. However fame is extra accessible than it has ever been,” she shared. “Everyone seems to be craving for some type of web virality, and there’s a lot social climbing and lust for fame on the planet that doesn’t have something to do with dwelling in L.A. or New York. It’s simply prevalent in our era.”
