Chappell Roan Shares Raw Insights Into the Music Industry: “You Flourish If You Don’t Protect Yourself”

Chappell Roan has recently revealed some interesting insights she’s discovered during her time in the music industry. She’s been monumentally on the rise lately with the organic discovery of her 2023 album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, but she’s simultaneously been sharing the darker sides of fame and recognition.

Speaking with Tom Power on the CBC’s Q podcast, Chappell Roan admitted at the music industry can be harmful for artists. “[In] this industry, you can really flourish if you don’t protect yourself,” she said. With a stunned look, Power repeated her statement, then added, “you can have a pretty big, amazing career.” Chappell agreed, nodding knowingly. Power asked, “You’ve seen that kind of thing happen?”

“We’ve all seen that,” Chappell replied. “We’ve all seen what happens if you don’t protect yourself and if you don’t prioritize your health and mental health,” she added. “You do really good … You’re massive on TikTok, you’re massive on socials.”

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Chappell Roan Doesn’t Want to Do This for the Rest Of Her Life, Tries to Navigate Having an Identity Outside of Music

With Chappell Roan’s meteoric rise to stardom, it’s easy to see how that can be overwhelming. Seemingly, she’s been revealing her thoughts about being in the limelight in order to step back from the pressure of fame and retain some semblance of normalcy.

“It is, at the end of the day, [it’s] just a job,” she said, “and I don’t plan on doing this forever. So I need to just have an identity outside of this and protect myself for … 20 years from now and I’m not just, like, burnt out on life.”

Chappell has been dealing well with her rise to fame. However, she’s previously revealed that some fans are getting “weird” with her now, and that she missed being able to “frolic” in public.

“People have started to be freaks,” she told Drew Afualo last month on her podcast The Comment Section.  “Like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works.” She added, “All this weird s–t.”

She also shared that this behavior, understandably, doesn’t make her want to put out new music. “I’m just kind of in this battle … 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,” she admitted. Essentially, the intersection of the music industry and fan culture can be a dark place. Chappell Roan is navigating it with real, relatable, human responses. Good luck, babe.

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