As Chappell Roan handled backlash to her feedback on poisonous fan conduct over the past month, the singer says an enormous variety of fellow feminine artists have provided her their help.
In a brand new cowl story for Rolling Stone, Roan mentioned that various her fellow pop ladies reached out to her and provided their phrases of encouragement. The record of singers included Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Hayley Williams, Katy Perry, Lorde, Muna, Miley Cyrus, Woman Gaga, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Mitski. “I’m not making an attempt to name-drop,” she defined. “I’m making an attempt to let you know there are ladies who’re good folks, who’re serving to different ladies out. I’m name-dropping them as a result of folks simply have to know that persons are good folks.”
Roan particularly thanked Sabrina Carpenter in the course of the dialog, saying that the pair had an extended heart-to-heart about their equally enormous years and the implications that has on their psychological well being. “We’re each going by one thing so f–king exhausting … she simply seems like the whole lot is flying, and he or she’s simply barely hanging on,” Roan mentioned. “It was simply good to know another person feels that manner.”
The “Pink Pony Membership” singer did level out that she’s observed a worrying development among the many artists reaching out to her. “Not quite a lot of boys have been like, ‘Let me know in the event you ever need to discuss it,’” she mentioned, earlier than revealing that a couple of — together with Orville Peck, Troye Sivan and Noah Kahan — have provided her their help.
One dwelling legend who has supported Roan all through her profession additionally reached out — Sir Elton John. The “Rocket Man” singer instructed Rolling Stone that he felt “protecting” over Roan. “She is type, harmless and fantastic. She isn’t ‘Chappell Roan’ off stage – a bit like me,” he mentioned. “She is a type of individuals who I felt like I’ve identified for a very long time.”
Roan added that as a lot as audiences wish to pin the poisonous fan dialogue on her, she is way from the one artist feeling this fashion. “I don’t need to be agoraphobic. That’s [how] most of my friends [feel]. Each f–king artist is on this web page,” she mentioned. “Everyone seems to be uncomfortable with followers. Some folks simply have extra persistence. I f–king don’t.”
Elsewhere in her interview, Roan revealed various particular cases of followers being inappropriate together with her, together with a fan kissing her with out consent and a stalker exhibiting as much as her dad and mom’ residence in Missouri. “[Fans] have to see me as a random b—h on the road,” she mentioned. “You may’t yell at a random b—h who’s on the sidewalk that you just don’t know. It’s thought-about catcalling or harassment.”
