Lorde’s song that changed Olivia Rodrigo’s life, according to her own

The career of Olivia Rodrigo It didn’t start out in music. The artist born in 2003 began her career as an actress, in productions by Disneyas Bizaardvark It is High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

When he decided to pursue music in 2020, he signed a contract with the record label Geffen — one of the biggest in the industry — and soon became a popularity phenomenon with the album Sour, released the following year. And it seems that the influence of another singer who was also quite young may have been important in this career transition.

At a round table of composers held by The Hollywood Reporter, Rodrigo reflected on his admiration for Lord. One work by the New Zealand singer, in particular, changed her life: the hit “Royals”.

“I remember hearing that song on the radio at the time…it was one of those ‘pinch me’ moments that you always remember. An instant memory, like, ‘Oh my God, what is this?!’.”

Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Jon Batiste also participated in the occasion and heard a passionate account of Olivia about the song and its creator.

“I remember hearing Lord when I started writing songs and I was impressed by her lyrics, which talk about being a teenager living in the suburbs. I just remember never hearing my life put into a song like that, where it made being young and doing these seemingly unimportant things seem so sacred.” via YouTube.

Other influences of Olivia Rodrigo

In other interviews, Olivia Rodrigo discussed different influences that helped him solidify his work in music. As revealed by herself in an interview with the newspaper The New York Times (via Igor Miranda website)the artists who not only served as inspiration but also offered advice before the album’s release Guts (2023) were Jack White and St. Vincent.

The first emerged in the late 1990s with the White Stripes and became one of the biggest forces in the garage rock revival. The second really became notable with the arrival of the 2010s, being one of the great representatives of so-called art rock at the current time.

It even reached the point where White sent a letter to Rodrigo with the aim of answering some of your questions. The artist herself reveals advice that is both simple and complex at the same time given by the mentor in question:

“He wrote me a letter after we met for the first time, and it said, ‘Your only job is to create the music you want to hear on the radio.’ I mean, writing songs that you want to hear on the radio is actually quite difficult.”

While Jack emerged a little more distantly — and seems to prefer more analog interactions, which is not surprising considering his enormous appreciation for vinyl records —, Vincent is more present in his life. Olivia. It got to the point where they both went to a concert together. Tori Amosan icon of alternative music from the 1990s and 2000s.

The report from the The New York Timesalso heard St Vincentartistic name of Annie Clarkabout Rodrigo. And it was just praise.

“I have never met someone so young and so easily in charge of themselves. She knows who she is and what she wants – and she doesn’t seem to be afraid of making her voice heard about it. And she’s a lovely girl too… I’ve never heard her say anything bad about anyone.”