Olivia Rodrigo Opens Up About ‘GUTS’ Pressure & Finding Joy on ‘Sad’ New Album at Grammy Museum
”I try not to be precious. Perfectionism doesn't serve you when you're writing songs,” the singer/songwriter says Tuesday night.
Olivia Rodrigo, the talented pop star, recently opened up about the pressure of her sophomore album GUTS and the joy she found in her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. At the Grammy Museum, Rodrigo shared her experiences with filmmaker Cameron Crowe, discussing the behind-the-scenes process of her previous albums, SOUR and GUTS.
Reflecting on the making of GUTS, Rodrigo admitted that there was significant pressure and anxiety surrounding her second record. However, she contrasted that with the joy she experienced while creating You Seem Pretty Sad. The 23-year-old singer expressed her hope that her newfound sense of freedom and passion would be evident in the recordings of her latest album.
Rodrigo also shared some advice for songwriters who struggle to find and write down every idea. She revealed that she often writes far more than she realizes, ultimately ending up with pieces that remain unreleased. Sometimes, she finds a single great lyric from a song that doesn't make the cut and uses it to create something even better.
This approach is evident in Rodrigo's third studio album, with tracks like "honeybee" coming together quickly, while others like "stupid song" took a year and a half to complete. Even a song like "the cure" was born from a day when Rodrigo didn't feel like writing at all. She attributes her creative discipline to picking up her guitar and starting with a set of chords she loved, which became one of her favorite songs she has ever made.
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