Chappell Roan on Queer Music, the Midwest, and Olivia Rodrigo

Chappell Roan chats with TIME before embarking on the GUTS World Tour with Olivia Rodrigo.
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[@giselle5494]

chappell roan would've been too powerful as a tumblr girlie

[@jellyrcw12]

she's getting traction on tumblr

[@ZmenitBussler]

Something tells me she was secretly tumblr famous

[@jellyrcw12]

@@ZmenitBussler Well I do thing Tumblr was the first social media spot where she got a lot of attention. The music video for Casual was all over the place

[@marshlaand]

This is facts

[@Sk8erchk4life]

Yo sound mixer needs to get it together

[@FlowersOfAmity]

right😭😭😭

[@flor13down]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@blackwell8087]

Honestly sounds like they clipped a mic to her but hid it in her clothes (like under the tie or lapel and something like that) and it is muffled.

[@flor13down]

@@blackwell8087 muffled and an insane echo. With such a beautiful voice her producers did her wrong.

[@SlamJamMusic]

fr like boost the highs

[@edengallagher1044]

loved that Olivia quote "she just handles her career with grace, even though her career doesn't always handle her with grace"

[@jewliewilliams7958]

my girl is about to blow up this year.

[@samkcatladyaks]

Everything the pink pony club has been waiting for💗 I mean, time, late show, mtv, she’s a queen and she’s a busy one right now. I’m so proud of her and thankful for her.

[@louiseangelaborja2519]

You'd be right

[@kentrzacherl]

The fact she went to a small school instead of the performing arts school makes her way more relatable to us. She's a queen of the people.

[@carrotnoises6981]

she looks like an actual painting she’s gorgeous

[@yelyaswilliams]

i saw chappell open for olivia and immediately bought a ticket to her solo tour i can’t wait!!

[@lalafunnys]

YOU are in for a TREAT! have fun, and keep up with her stories to learn what theme she sets for your show! 🥰

[@clarem8784]

After they asked her about Elton John, it made me remember when David Bowie commented on how much he liked Lorde... And I thought how sad I was sad that he wasn't here to see Chappell Roan. I think he would have loved her. She's got so much talent, she's so incredibly unique, and she's so giving to other artists. I don't remember any upcoming artist That's spent any part of interviews about their first album and or first tour talking about other artists. Like they'll say who their inspirations were... But they don't talk about contemporary artists that they like- people who they might view as "competition". Chappell always comes off as so down to earth with a really giving heart. (And honestly, how many other artists would go to a major event dressed with a headress and a pig nose?) My daughters discovered & fell in love with her- then I heard her music and fell head over heels as well. She's just so great.

[@dailycupofizzy]

She’s so gorgeously unique. Such an inspiration to queer people everywhere

[@hammill444]

What’s particularly unique about her?

[@musiclover7503]

To *lesbians* and bisexual people. Not queer…

[@katc.johnson]

she’s got this french inspired-renaissance/siouxie sioux aesthetic. shes so fascinating and different, i can’t stop looking !

[@yb32]

I love that she looks like she's from a different era. Finally a pop singer with a natural face!

[@roriebowling7959]

I’m so excited to see what she does for pop music and I can’t wait for her to get the recognition she deserves

[@juxnille]

why si the mic so bad

[@bibibirdie]

She’s straight out of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! I saw her opening and she literally looked like one of the backup dancers in Rocky. And Naked in Manhattan sounds like a song straight out of it. There’s literally a song called Touch Me

[@ap4358]

MY pop princess

[@erbheaven222]

i’m loving all the press she is getting !!!!! everyone’s gonna know your name mama

[@dlweiss]

Sounds like this was recorded on a Yak Bak - truly giving us the VINTAGE fantasy!

[@nharibarnes1031]

ughh i’m so in love with her😭 i’m hoping i get to see her soon! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sillybirdy1994]

Im so happy for her. Seriously I love her endlessly. Endlessly.

[@cassidylombard5694]

this woman has such a chokehold on me 😭

[@k53ss22]

Yes! Love what she says about midwest. So many great people here!

[@jellyrcw12]

I adore her whole album, it's ssssooo catchy. Her concert will be amazing!!

[@fotofosforilasi]

MY QUEEN

[@nevaehwoodward5571]

PRINCESS!!!!

[@eddie6897]

Omg I played Moshi Monsters with all my friends and I still have a ton of little figurines from back then too.

[@sarahsepanski1516]

Love her!

[@cs1264]

CHAPPELL ROAN ON MOSHI MONSTERS AND WEEWORLD OMG SAME GIRL

[@triciacherie4875]

Great interview!!

[@mabelfancymarie5418]

SMOKIN CIGS AND LISTENIN TO LANA ON THE PORCH ahahhaahahahhahahha I’m ded ❤

[@louieveee2062]

I love this Queeen

[@therankingguru6960]

Im so obsessed with Chappelle!!

[@mhicmusic]

Time fumbles the mic audio what the heck

[@joenathanhoagland3532]

LOVE HER

[@Bee-ys6kt]

She is absolutely magnificent ❤ no skips for the entire album

[@jasperoo.]

I adoreeeeeeee her

[@yomama9114]

I like her. She seems genuine.

[@carolmonteiro4267]

come to Brazil!

[@risi7634]

Chappell Roan and Renee Rapp collab when?

[@DispinalNotes]

I love Chappell but why is the audio absolute garbage? Who mic'ed her? It sounds terrible dude.

[@batacumba]

I know, I was so confused because it literally sounded like a zoom interview but then she’s clearly in a studio being filmed.

[@shttc900]

She's at Hinterland this year!

[@lewiscopland4568]

@time did u record this with a happy meal toy

[@batacumba]

😭😂💀

[@internetperson6195]

ugh babe i love u

[@CourtneyClauss]

xxx her top artist is not what i expected

[@gretchenela3777]

She meant the song XXX by Kim Petras.

[@brynk9165]

A WeeWorld mention in the year 2024 is crazyyyyy I thought people forgot about that game

[@sofiapcna]

next time use a boom mic, guys

[@colinmcnamara4743]

Met gala when?

[@ivetteromero3771]

❤❤❤❤

[@bizzadams]

her makeup feels so familiar, does anyone know any of the inspo? maybe 1920s adjacent?

[@orchids33333]

Yes it reminds me of the the 1920s and the old movie star makeup looks. Reminds me of clara bow

[@raissasuwardhono]

I LOOOVE HER! (also um what’s up w the mic..)

[@ryesays]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@becksterslab]

Who micd her tho

[@alenemarie1726]

I love her so damn much 💕 her music just makes me SO damn happy

[@canipleasegetawaffle2623]

need her so bad omg

[@zhonghui815]

if she discovered tumblr earlier, she would know lohanthony and maybe she would have talked him out of that conversion therapy thing

[@changveronicas]

why is the audio so bad???

[@afriefeld1]

I can’t understand her. I don’t know if it’s the audio or her not enunciating. The captions weren’t much help either- the AI couldn’t tell what she was saying either.

[@nikkisubs]

She reminds me of Ashnikko

[@bowdensam2]

WeeWorld is crazy meeeeee

[@winders3913]

I was a moshi monsters kid too🥹

[@katnon]

mentions webkinz and moshi monsters??? girl gets it

[@tamzin00]

Careful guys, I could nearly hear her over the music

[@moonlightinourhands]

💙🪩🎸🩵

[@ellastewart5747]

WEE WORLD AND MOSHI MONSTERS

[@tarinacolette8945]

As a Midwest queer I approve of this message 😂😂

[@WJSipe1]

Lana really is mother

[@ianalexanderianaiexander]

sound engineer is getting fired for sure. cute interview tho!!

[@bcreativ9711]

couldn't watch it because of sound

[@immagonnawin]

a million subs and you cant use that ad revenue to pay a sound guy?

[@galliumboron5417]

Deserve kween

[@arm_14]

i'm a little obsessed with her tbh

[@thejoashgrahamshow]

this fit is very Kate Bush

[@bucktales66]

How dare you. I literally got Katfished assuming this was Dave Chappelle. I still love you Time you do great work.

[@therealking6202]

No, it's about queer music. Of course, I didn't know music had a gender, but hey, EVERYTHING has to be gay these days, so why not. Next up: queer hamburgers. Are your cows gay?

[@esther.sandoval]

Catfished? That's her name

[@rachel5399]

Bro you just cant read😂

[@VentraleStar]

So queer poc just never existed to her? Despite her ripping off so much from them.

[@chappellroanplsgotomanilaibeg]

not you saying this from a 5 minute interview, even as indie before her breakthrough, she's been vocal with trans and black and queer community than any of the famous artists rn, her other vids are all out there to see

[@risingpulseproductionsllc.6865]

Proceeds from her tours specifically go to a For the Gworls, an organization that exists to help trans people of color with housing and support. This has been the case from day 1, long before she was blowing up.

[@jesterszn]

She’s so basic 😩

[@theconcreteshamans]

This "queer" stuff is insufferable

[@fineline_123]

you seem quite insufferable to me.

[@tamzin00]

Get off the video then?? Idk

[@Jezballz]

Boring music.

[@rachel5399]

You have like 20 "new wave" playlists with some videos only having like 200 views despite being uploaded years ago. Ok buddy. 😂😂

[@edengallagher1044]

boring is literally the last word I would use for it

[@Jezballz]

@@rachel5399 Years ago?...most of them are only 2 years old,and I don't do it for views.

[@natfrey]

ok jezballz

[@courtdavila]

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