Singer releases single The Giver and shares experiences that influenced her connection with country-pop
Chappell Roan This Friday (14) launched his new single “The Giver “, a song that had been called “lesbian anthem” by fans since the singer introduced her live in Saturday Night Live in November last year. At the time, Roan provoked the public when stating:
“All of you, country boys, say they know how to treat a woman. But only a woman knows how to treat a real woman.”
In an interview with Apple Music Countrythe artist explained why she decided to explore the country sound in her new phase. According to her, iconic songs of the genre, as “Chattahoochee and Save the Horse (Ride to Cowboy) “, They inspired to create a “fun” and “extravagant” sound without losing their pop identity.
“I have a special relationship with where I came from country music. To honor this part of me, I thought, ‘Do you know one thing? Yes, I’m gay, I’m outrageous, I’m pop and I’m a drag queen. But I can also sing a country music.'”
During the conversation, Roan He also shared contradictory experiences he had with inland boys during his youth, stating that he was “treated the best and the worst” for them.
“This may be a controversial comment, but do you know who treated me as well well and very bad?
Still in the interview, she recalled an uncomfortable episode that lived in the MTV Video Music Awardswhen a photographer shouted with her on the red carpet. For the singer, the situation made her relive unpleasant memories of the past.
“It was like being back to school, listening to the boys telling the girls to shut up.”
Source: Rollingstone
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