Chappell Roan has opened up about her meteoric rise to fame.
In a recent interview with Drew Afuaolo on the podcast The Comment Section, the ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ singer reflected on the downfalls of her recent (and much-deserved) ascent in the music industry.
“People have started to be freaks — like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works,” she revealed. “All this weird s**t.”
Roan told Afuaolo that she once vowed to leave the industry if her followers – again, not all of them – ever served “stalker vibes” and, according to the star, “We’re there, we’re there!”
“I’m just kind of in this battle,” she continued. “I’ve pumped the brakes on, honestly, anything to make me more known. It’s kind of a forest fire right now. I’m not trying to go do a bunch of s**t.”
Roan released her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, last year. Although it was widely acclaimed by fans and critics, it wasn’t an immediate success until the release of her stand-alone pop anthem ‘Good Luck, Babe!’
The track, which received praise for its unapologetic queerness and themes of compulsory heterosexuality, became Roan’s breakout hit with top 10 positions in the US, UK, Ireland and Australia.
Her debut album subsequently charted in the top five in the US and UK, while tracks such as ‘Pink Pony Club’, ‘Red Wine Supernova’ and ‘Hot to Go!’ began climbing the charts – especially the latter, which went viral as a result of the music video’s choreography.
As well as blazing a new trail for lesbian artists in pop, Roan has been praised for incorporating drag into her on-stage persona, as well as her reverence for the art-form.
“I’m inspired by drag mostly,” she told GAY TIMES last year. “I almost look at myself as a drag queen. My real name is Kaylee, and I feel like my drag name is ‘Chappell Roan’. The way I dress is inspired by drag.”
At Coachella and during her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Roan memorably paid tribute to Drag Race champion (and drag legend) Sasha Colby with the following quote, “I’m your favourite artist’s favourite artist”.
The phrase now appears when you search Roan’s name on Google.
You can listen to Roan’s interview on The Comment Section here, and stream ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ below.
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