Olivia Rodrigo says she discovered an important lesson when writing the songs for her sophomore album GUTS: you may’t attempt to please all of the individuals on a regular basis. “The expertise examined my confidence and persistence. It taught me some essential classes about songwriting by way of focusing in your craft moderately than simply ready for inspiration to strike,” she instructed Selection journal.
Most significantly, although, Rodrigo, 20, mentioned the classes for the LP taught her zero in on the mindset that’s most essential to writing good songs. “You may by no means sit down on the piano and attempt to write one thing that everybody will like; that at all times leads to a very unhealthy music. It taught me that I write songs that I need to hear,” she mentioned.
Her second collaboration with producer/co-writer Dan Nigro has spawned the hit “Vampire” and not too long ago racked up six Grammy nominations, together with her first nod in one of the best rock music class for the grunge pop rager “ballad of a homeschooled lady.” Whereas there was strain to ship a smash follow-up to her Grammy-winning 2021 debut, Bitter, Rodrigo mentioned she Rwas as soon as once more laser-focused on being as actual as potential.
“Trustworthy songwriting. It’s what I’ve gravitated in direction of my complete life — music that helps you course of what you’re feeling or comforts you once you’re feeling these huge emotions,” she mentioned of what she hopes audiences take away from her songs. “It’s simply good to know that another person is experiencing them. It makes you’re feeling much less alone.”
Rodrigo is slated to kick off her GUTS world tour on Feb. 23 with a present in Palm Springs, CA on an outing that’s presently slated to maintain her on the street by an Aug. 13 present in Los Angeles.
