Olivia Rodrigo is still figuring it out

Olivia Rodrigo has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, but admits that she’s still learning

about herself on a personal and professional level.

The brunette beauty, who released her latest album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in

Love earlier this month, told Pitchfork: “I’ve had to reckon with exactly what type of artiste I

want to be, and I think as I get older and my brain gets more developed, it becomes a little

clearer, but I just think I’m maybe not that type of artiste.

“There’s certain times where I really envy that ability to just be so present in the zeitgeist

and make the thing that people want, that is, like, so consumable. There’s such an art to

that, and I appreciate that, but I don’t think that I’ve ever been really good at it.”

Rodrigo insists that she doesn’t chase chart success. She said: “I try to keep that at the

forefront of things — I’d so much rather make a record that told a story that I was really,

really proud of that said something that I was dying to get off my chest.

“But the ultimate goal is to make something you’re proud of — everything else sort of feels

hollow if you don’t have that.”

Meanwhile, Rodrigo recently explained that she feels like she’s the “best version” of herself

in London. The pop star wrote a huge chunk of her new album in the city, and admitted to

feeling inspired by the city. The singer, who previously dated London-born actor Louis

Partridge, told Dazed: “Maybe it’s because it rains so much that all you want to do is be

inside with the guitar and write.”

Rodrigo also admitted to feeling inspired by Manchester, the home of bands such as Oasis,

The Smiths, Joy Division, and The Stone Roses.

The singer said: “I spent some time in Manchester a few years ago and it was so rainy I was

like, ‘No wonder so many great bands come out of Manchester!”