How Conan Gray Turned the Wreckage of Heartbreak Into His ‘Very First Love Song’ With ‘Alley Rose’

On the latest episode of 'The Breakdown,' the musician explains how he created the lovelorn single from his latest album, 'Found Heaven'
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[@fromtheashes21]

Conan here: "who tf buys people roses" Also Conan: "15 dozen roses, all the things that I've done for you not to notice"

[@beingheldhostagebyduolingo]

where'd u go go dozen rose 😢😢

[@ayalisseerkohen1286]

HELP I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@amethyst_sar]

ANDDD HIS ALBUM SUPERACHE'S COVER IS JUST HIM AND LIKE THOUSANDS OF ROSES

[@alleyrxse]

not me thinking it was fifteen thousand roses

[@Ehizibue_Christian]

Yours is just a masterpiece

[@lizziecatherine7048]

“i never claimed to be a good singer” you’re kidding right? HIS VOICE IS EVERYTHING ❤️❤️❤️

[@alemobra5747]

anyone who has watched his genius interviews know he can sing!! i never understood ppl who say he cant

[@alleyrxse]

exactly like sir are u sure about that. 😭

[@your_Death_1989]

"I could literally record a fart into my phone" - Conan gray 2024

[@ttalgiii_melona]

The isolated harmonies and ad libs are actually INSANELY good MY GOODNESS Conan Gray you’re range is astonishing

[@sushinsamboo0823]

nobody: conan in every interview ever: "this is all an act. i'm lying"

[@sofiaushakova916]

just imagine being this alley rose person and watching Conan's interview

[@wa11ie]

the high ahh-ohhh ad-lip is my favourite thing in the whole song, once i noticed it i couldn‘t unhear it and now i listen to the song differently.

[@LittleMonkey425]

Fr, it reminds me of heather, the way he “yells” in both songs sound like crying to me and I love it

[@murilo_no]

pls where is it? i never noticed 😭

[@dani_rose4]

@@murilo_noit’s the super high note he does

[@dani_rose4]

me fucking too. it’s sounds so amazing, like i m in disbelief. totally changed the listening experience for me🤯

[@accuratc]

i remember the first time i listened to alley rose, i was GAGGED

[@ainsleydonaldson5476]

alley rose is conan’s best song imo and i feel like this interview just proves that

[@magpielvira]

right 🥹 i’d live for a breakdown of every song tbfh

[@Navekoli]

Winner is my fave❤

[@HebaRashdan]

He looks like a proud kid I love him

[@justalookalike]

what i LOVE about found heaven is that i could listen to a song fifty times and every time i listen, i discover a little sound or background vocals that i didn’t even realize was there before. it’s truly incredible. you absolutely ate down on this album 🌟

[@magpielvira]

he’s so so so talented and i’m so glad he’s been provided the attention and resources to make his art 🤍

[@jazzibeez]

i’ve always wanted to see Conan break down one of his songs!! i’m gonna cry he’s so adorable and sweet and i love how excited he gets about his music :’) omg the vocals isolated are insane “i never claimed to be a good singer” excuse me?? Conan you have the most beautiful voice i’ve ever heard 🥹🫶 i love him so much

[@xavii.t7421]

i need this breakdown for the whole album

[@_jivasu]

I really enjoyed the way he explained everything about the song, even the little details in the "weird noises" haha. He's amazing. 🖤

[@psychometryy]

conan doesn't understand how talented he is, love you cone❤

[@carlyyayay]

alley rose is my everything

[@Melaniecherubs]

“This is all an act, I’m a liar.” We know Cone ❤😅 love him

[@lizgray1566]

I was a teen in the 1980s. Totally loved the music. Best musical days of my life. And now a grandma, and along comes Conan and it sounds like every song is the SOUNDTRACK of my younger days. Masterful storyteller, amazing vocal range, sings all the FEELS! He's FUN, and FUNNY, and joyful! Incredible choreography on all his music videos. Conan has IT all musically! He even educates us on the music process. I'll be the old -young at heart girl who sees you on tour 10/5/24! Woo hoo!!! Keep making music!

[@lizgray1566]

I hope you play Burgeoseises live. Good gracious...how do you even spell it, much less sing it. Love it!

[@rose__ie]

i could listen to him for hours, he’s so comforting , i never get bored, he could really talk about the same thing for hours and i wouldn’t get bored, love this song sooo much, i just LOVE how conan gray focus on lyrics and i’ve noticed that , and i love that about him❤ my name is Rose by the way, and when i heard that song i felt very honoured for some reason haha my name is in a song of his, i really like that, i hope conan gray reads this, continue with what you’re doing!!❤

[@vari5509]

He’s so…😍

[@KYLEJT]

Literally iconic? In every way 💗

[@DefinitelyNotMilly]

@@KYLEJT Inconeic lol

[@juli11051]

Yes he is….

[@chistrawberry829]

Conan gray is a lifestyle

[@ella9223]

the harmonies in the bridge im deceased 🫠 amazing

[@thegoatbuster]

this song is everything

[@just.a.conehead]

love conan and his words omg there's no one who can write these sorta lyrics like he can

[@dani_rose4]

i don’t think i initially ever even noticed that one ad lib that’s a super high note, my gosh, it’s fucking stunning. i want to cry. conan is just one of those artists that i feel so deeply for and resonate with, that it sometimes just drives me to tears. i’ve been a fan since his youtube days, and this is so bittersweet to see lil cone get his heart broken but make this masterpiece of a song out of it🥺❤️🥀

[@angelinaxarmstrong]

Alley Rose is literally one of the best songs of all time. I hope he does more of these for the rest of the album!!

[@alenayeahnot5726]

I love when people explain how they make music ❤

[@beingheldhostagebyduolingo]

Conan gray is my roman empire

[@i_love_conan13]

I LOVE CONAN HE IS SUCH AN AMAZING SONGWRITER

[@harleefoundheaven]

9:45 i need a full acapella version of this song

[@whatsgiureading]

« ridiculous adlibs » when he’s literally producing the most heavenly sound ever

[@mirashahin2209]

this man is incapable of writing a bad song.

[@jazzibeez]

5:09 “i never claimed to be a good singer” CONAN?! excuse me?? you have the best most beautiful voice i’ve ever heard 😭❤️ don’t ever say something like that again i love you so much

[@jazzibeez]

alley rose is such an incredible song. it should be illegal to be this talented and sweet and gorgeous and… just perfect :’) i love conan so so much 🥹❤️

[@BethTessier]

What a great interview. I love seeing the process behind-the-scenes like this. Although I AM in love with Alley Rose, I am pretty much obsessed with the whole album. It’s so unique. My favorites are forever with me, fainted love, miss you, and boys and girls. I love when he refers to his albums as little time capsules. That is such a perfect way to explain how this album makes me feel as well.

[@stormhenshaw]

bro have us a genius interview at the same time. gotta love him

[@DefinitelyNotMilly]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVEEEEE FOUND HEAVENN

[@zaraoliviaathletics4934]

THANK YOU FOR HAVING OUR BEAUTIFUL CONAN 💛🌟

[@403fruit]

Sometimes you need things to be dumbly ridiculous - iconic

[@vvieites001]

Alley Rose is my FAVORITE on his new album

[@jocelyn5541]

my favourite singer forever😭❤️

[@juliadornelas9186]

i love Conan soooo much, i love the way he sees life ❤ GREAT song!!!!

[@hanashiiii]

conan is so freaking talented, every time he speaks i realise "this is why i love this man so much"💙

[@danisdiaries9364]

One of my absolute favorites of his interviews bc we get to learn a bit more about the writing process l can say I will appreciate alley rose sm more now

[@stellaurstar]

alley rose is life

[@just.a.conehead]

lyrical genius

[@sds1.33]

Thanks to the person who broke Conan's heart for this song

[@KalynTrubia]

Hes si humble my gosh, alley rose is so good

[@nobodynocrime]

Conan the legendary artist you are 🤭✨

[@dani_rose4]

also i didn’t understand the meaning of the bridge until now, and IT HURTSSSS. he really learned that love actually does exist😭😭

[@aund.reibon]

HIS VOICE CAN DO SO MUCHHH. 🫂✨ I LUV HIM🤌🏽✨

[@Terence-the-witch]

YES OMG I LOVE THIS BREAKDOWN

[@ryanjohnson8518]

“ i could literally record a fart into my phone and he could make it smth beautiful “

[@vinsmashies]

so poetic😍

[@Pumpkingod-jr5hb]

Iconic!!!!

[@ririi810]

i love you cone

[@The7Girlie]

Conan is sooo fucking funny like his reaction at his own screams pls 😂😂😂

[@Melaniecherubs]

I love him so much. ❤❤❤

[@TaylorSwift4life131]

i love conannn 😂❤

[@403fruit]

Love conan!!!!

[@ClaraCleveland-nd2fb]

Aaaaaaaa Conan! ❤️❤️

[@HollyElenore28]

love conan more than life

[@dashayuzhakova2478]

my lovely Conan😭❤

[@Cloudhead25]

“I never claimed to be a good singer 😌 “ Also Conan:does miss you AND alley rose

[@kimgomes9965]

This song is everything and more! ❤🥰🫶 😘

[@julianwilliamson6322]

Who loves conan 👇

[@helloandbye3363]

He looks like a Stranger Things character. Love his music so much!

[@landongmcallister]

CONAN I LOVE YOU

[@Frogs576]

Omd i love him 😭

[@amorixxv]

I need your hair care routine. and the song is super dope

[@Che5terSturni0lo]

Me when Conan 😍😍

[@your_Death_1989]

ICON

[@user-vf2zh6qv1s]

tão talentoso!!!! te amo conan

[@stolen.innocence]

i wonder where "alley rose" is rn knowing THE conan gray wrote his best song about her

[@ConeheadGray]

Repeat listening to AR will be the death of me 💀

[@lindsaynevitt8373]

The bridge is eeeeverything

[@isaac.d.]

im on the toilet ❤

[@Frogs576]

12:35 OMDDD HES SO CUTE

[@1jessephoenix]

❤

[@katc4786]

I’m seeing him in New York

[@ConanGray1234]

Sameee

[@justalookalike]

samee! so excited💫

[@jandrade4551]

E assim ele fez a musica da carreira

[@juli11051]

the way he looks while listening to alley rose :(

[@EmmaCOW93]

I can't BELIEVE he doesn't think his voice and his melodies are his strengths 🤯 personally, those are the things that blow me away about his work. I don't care as much about lyrics

[@blasplazaalvaro5916]

Okey okey, but collab with Olivia

[@thehirwar]

4:24 sOºUr aaaªªªªh

[@avasaladino4197]

CONAN

[@amethyst_sar]

omg

[@Frogs576]

9:41 JEKHELABSKWLWBEHKEVEIEJ!

[@kamalarai3172]

Sir Conan is kind of look like one of my favourite youtuber BENJI planter.😅.Please do comment has anyone seen the similarities?

[@BottlesAreCool]

Where does sunset season fall if kid krow is his debut?

[@bobbybubby7977]

Sunset Season is an EP. Kid Krow is is full length debut.

[@AubreyJamaiahSuzaine]

✪

[@murilo_no]

everything to him is ridiculous i mean he's his biggest hater 😭😭😭

[@NikoTesMol]

The camera work is terrible. Quit going back and forth between wide and closeup. So damn annoying.

[@antoniolomeli7956]

Now that you mention it, it’s disorienting me and I hate it too