Olivia Rodrigo’s Ex Zack Bia Denies ‘Vampire’ Is About Him

Olivia Rodrigo’s ex-boyfriend Zack Bia has heard the rumors that “Vampire” is about him, however he doesn’t agree.

“I don’t assume it’s actually about me,” Bia, 27, instructed GQ in an interview revealed on Monday, September 18. “I believe the web simply ran with it.”

Bia, who’s a musician himself, went on to confess that he may see the track’s topic being a composite of him and different males in Rodrigo’s previous, however he doesn’t assume his cut up from the Disney alum was a sufficiently big deal to benefit such a scathing monitor. “Look, I’m within the business so I understand how a track will get made,” he defined. “We frolicked, we’re each busy and we ended up not furthering our relationship. There was by no means any drama, you realize?”

Rodrigo, 20, and Bia referred to as it quits in August 2022 after a number of months of relationship. “Their relationship kind of fizzled. They had been casually relationship however haven’t frolicked collectively shortly,” an insider solely instructed Us Weekly on the time. “There have been no points — they each have completely different work schedules and completely different good friend teams.”

The duo first sparked romance rumors in February 2022 after they had been noticed hanging out at a Tremendous Bowl social gathering. Two months later, the pair had been photographed strolling in New York Metropolis. Within the snaps, Bia appeared to have his arm round Rodrigo, fueling hypothesis that the twosome had been greater than pals.

When Rodrigo dropped “Vampire” — the primary single from her newest album, Guts — in June, followers instantly started questioning whether or not the track was about Bia. The monitor is a few unhealthy breakup and consists of strains like, “Six months of torture you offered as some forbidden paradise / I cherished you actually, gotta snort on the stupidity.”

The track additionally hinted that the titular bloodsucker was older than Rodrigo: “Can’t determine simply the way you do it and God is aware of I by no means will / Went for me, and never her, ’trigger women your age know higher.”

Whereas Bia doesn’t assume these strains are about him, he’s an enormous fan of “Vampire” and is glad it’s turn into successful. “The track’s so large and so superior. Look, a heartbreak track for {the summertime}, it’s an undefeated method,” he instructed GQ. “I believe Olivia is a generational songwriter. I believe she’s a generational expertise. I’m at all times simply happy with her continued accomplishments.”

Different listeners have theorized that “Vampire” isn’t about an ex-boyfriend in any respect and is as an alternative about Taylor Swift. Rodrigo has lengthy described herself as a fan of Swift, 33, and cited the celebrity as an inspiration for a few of her largest hits. In July 2021, nevertheless, Swift and collaborator Jack Antonoff got retroactive cowriting credit on Rodrigo’s track “Deja Vu,” resulting in rumors that Rodrigo and Swift had fallen out. (They had been additionally credited on “1 Step Ahead, 3 Steps Again,” which interpolates Swift’s track “New Yr’s Day.”)

Earlier this month, nevertheless, Rodrigo stated she was “very stunned” that some followers noticed “Vampire” as a dig at Swift. “I imply, I by no means wish to say who any of my songs are about,” she instructed The Guardian. “I’ve by no means completed that earlier than in my profession and doubtless gained’t. I believe it’s higher to not pigeonhole a track to being about this one factor.”