Olivia Rodrigo explains why she won’t reveal who inspired hit heartbreak song ‘Vampire’

In this week’s Sunday Sitdown, 20-year-old Grammy-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo joins Willie Geist for the release of her new album “Guts” to discuss her rise to stardom, the importance of owning her work and how she tells her story through music.
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#OliviaRodrigo #Music #Album

[@dianamalll112]

she is a huge mastermind and i really believe she's gonna give the music industry even more than she had given already

[@hairylairy18]

LMFAOOOOOOOOIOOOOOO

[@sharon-bp9pk]

Ohhhhh this comment 😅 subtle but goes over the heads of those who don’t get it!

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@hairylairy18 I'm 16 and I know a lot about life and positive change is needed! Olivia Rodrigo's my hero because she was invited to the White House and told people to wear masks!

[@jacksonc8348]

is it ab tay? can u pls explainnn@@sharon-bp9pk

[@sarahchen650]

@@sharon-bp9pk TAYLOR SWIFT MY QUEEN

[@junomarco]

The fact that she has a full control of her masters is just so smart.

[@roxannemetivier]

Can we acknowledge that the reason she has complete control of her masters is only because others paved the way for her? "I know someday I'm gonna meet her, it's a fever dream The kind of radiance you only have at 17 She'll know the way, and then she'll say she got the map from me I'll say I'm happy for her, then I'll cry myself to sleep"

[@jacksonc8348]

@@roxannemetivier boohoo

[@roxannemetivier]

@@jacksonc8348 what a well-structured and constructive little comment

[@Alex-cw1ph]

​@roxannemetivier we already know. There's no need to bring it up because it isn't about her and many people STILL didn't learn

[@roxannemetivier]

@@Alex-cw1ph Well actually a lot of people don't know! I am pointing out that it is not "just so smart" and that there is a reason behind her having full control of her masters.

[@MsCorpora]

I loved this interview, there were no condescending or salacious questions like the ones singers like Britney Spears had to deal with twenty years ago. Olivia comes across as a very down-to-earth, very grateful and almost shy person, which makes her songwriting so much more believable. We love you, Olivia, keep processing life through your music, it helps us all!

[@kierogd2292]

Yeah. Of course the media has a long way to go to treating female-stars well, it is SO much better then the absolute hellscape it once was. Really makes me have hope the future.

[@tHeXeKuter]

britney spears never wrote so much as a greeting card and had less musical talent than the interviewer here. so please

[@brianburman6580]

She is very talented and very, very smart. I hope she stays grounded for a very long time!!

[@QvakeOfficial]

@@I-Will-Destroy-U here u go

[@crow0924]

@@I-Will-Destroy-Uhaters gonna hate as per swift lol

[@Jungaloowi333]

​@@I-Will-Destroy-Utaylor is phenomenal but her career will eventually run its course like every big celebrity. New talents of this generation will take centerstage like Olivia

[@kavyasingh2309]

​@@Jungaloowi333you wish. All Olivia does is copy songs

[@alvintigers9485]

@@Jungaloowi333ok I’m not a swifite but even I’ll admit that Taylor Swift will be around for a long while. She has undying fans, my cousin is one of them and they’ll buy and stream anything she puts out

[@marielli7]

She speaks for all the 20-something-year-old teenagers 😭

[@bluekazoo5378]

haha i remember seeing that post on twitter when her last album dropped

[@marielli7]

@@bluekazoo5378 it’s so true 😭

[@jrr4475]

She speaks for all women, regardless of age.

[@roddo1955]

A 20 something is a young adult. Not a teenager.

[@marielli7]

@@roddo1955 it’s a joke 👍🏽

[@Joshua-eg5vs]

big props to Willie giest for being so nice to Olivia. Made this interview so comfy and made her feel at ease

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I'm quite sure that Olivia has the MSNBC Political Seal of Approval, and wants to be BFF with this influential Star.

[@michaelvogel3443]

Olivia is so likable and so talented. She's someone girls of all ages can look up to.

[@katrina5489]

So talented! I can see her going so far. Hopefully she doesn’t let the haters get to her

[@Lukereads0]

Haters ? Literally no one is hating on her !!!

[@alexisbas10]

@@Lukereads0that’s just not true at all

[@huh400]

@@Lukereads0literally a lot of the replies to comments on this video

[@yogi2340]

She's amazing my daughter absolutely loves her

[@kavyasingh2309]

Well I hope your daughter doesn't become like her

[@noitsbecky.4291]

@@kavyasingh2309successful and extremely emotionally intelligent and vulnerable???… weirdo

[@kavyasingh2309]

@@yvettegriggs5513 I hope your daughter doesn't become someone who disrespects other peoples feelings, steal stuff and only cares about fame instead of being a good human

[@kavyasingh2309]

@@noitsbecky.4291 the exact opposite of that

[@LifeOfJakoby54]

@@kavyasingh2309please stop trolling for likes and get a job

[@ronniedrynum2410]

I'm 39, and I'm a BIG FAN. I can tell GENUINE TALENT when I see one. Rodrigo is here to stay.

[@karinaminabina]

oh i didn’t know olivia owned her masters, that’s amazing

[@user-vd4mn3lu9e]

Probably because she is molding herself after Taylor and copying her where ever she can.

[@christiel4302]

I love that her songs aren’t oversexualized, yea there’s some adult stuff in there obviously but it’s not overkill. I’m a 30+ yr old woman who also loves the Weeknd so I’m impartial to music with that type of content, but it’s nice to see a really young artist not being in a rush to grow up any faster than they already are lol. I’m sure her music will evolve as she gets older. I love the stuff she has out currently 😊

[@notmarcus17]

I agree, although this album was a bit more suggestive than sour it was still "innocent" enough

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Yes, soon enough she'll be in her "Miley Cyrus" part of her career...

[@eighteen.36]

Such a boss at 20 she’s so inspiring

[@arlenec3983]

First time seeing Olivia’s live performance of Vampire in front of a crowd and her voice is so incredible. She’s very talented and Guts is really good. Not to mention, she gets more prettier each time I see her.

[@aareyes6449]

I’m 36 and I am in awe of her music. ❤

[@Madsgta01]

I just love Olivia so much, she really has a big future up of ahead and she’s so talented, sweet and beautiful. Her new album is everything and I’m forever proud of her. She’s the next face for the future of the music industry.

[@xXAshley305Xx]

Shoot, I’m 36 and I absolutely adore this girl. Her songs are so catchy and relatable. I love her 90’s punk influence and all the minuscule things like her background vocals and instrumental add ons. She writes all of her music, it’s all her and I respect it. She’s one of very few artists to make me feel through through music. She’s also very versatile. She writes beautiful ballads and hard bops. She’s dope af. ❤

[@blueramos]

oppps Im 50 and yet i love her and her music :D

[@maryclark6661]

32

[@rachellea.3728]

Totally feel you on the 90s punk influence. She had me hooked since "Man, it's brutal out here"!

[@BillGraper]

I'm 51, and it's great hearing a young artist with real music. She's even using chords in her respective keys that others don't use today. She's breaking the boring mold.

[@dubaistudioapartments9061]

And I'm 40. Lol

[@tennisfan1706]

She’s awesome and her new album is incredible! It topped SOUR in my opinion. She’s growing so much artistically

[@jamiegdubois]

(SEE EDIT) Listen I absolutely love Taylor Swift and I love Olivia too, but people are making way too big a deal about the master recordings thing. Taylor got the idea from Kelly Clarkson who told her about how Reba McIntire had done the same thing. Just because Taylor’s re-recordings have been very publicised doesn’t mean that other artists haven’t done it before and that other artists can’t do it in the future (in fact, I would think Taylor would be on board with artists doing this). Stop pitting women against other women. EDIT: just to be clear, the main purpose of this article is say that artists have negotiated contracts to own their masters or re-recorded in order to own their masters before, it’s just that Taylor situation has been heavily publicised. Taylor has never official came out and said (to my knowledge at least) that she got the idea through Reba via Kelly (her daughter-in-law). That being said, Taylor had openly discussed in multiple interviews her frustration with not owning her masters and the situation with Scooter Braun and Big Machine all the way back in 2019 and said that owning them was something she always wanted to do. Taylor announced she would be re-recording her old records about a month after Kelly posted her tweet and a lot of Taylor’s fans think this is where she got the inspiration (apparently, so does Scooter Braun he apparently called Kelly Clarkson’s manager regarding the matter). And would it really be the worse thing in the world if she didn’t come up with the idea herself? I certainly don’t think of her _any_ differently because of it. I will still continue to support Taylor like I always have.

[@13b1tches]

Taylor Swift fans are so annoying

[@strawberryfajitas3235]

Don’t compare children to women.

[@NaS94612]

THIS! All Taylor ever wants to do is inspire other artists. I mean think of all the other great women in music in the past and the people women who rose up right under them. All Taylor is doing is helping to raise the next generation of women musicians. It’s no wonder Olivia wants to be like Taylor and there is nothing wrong with that. The beef is fake and even if there is a little tension it’s because fans and fandoms make it up and then that has an affect on the Artists, Taylor taught Olivia a lesson about giving credit where credit is due. Yes there are tons of sampled songs that don’t give credit to the originals but I think because this happened while Taylor was trying to prove a point, she needed to be credited on that song for it to happen. Some artist do reach out to the people they sample from, some don’t care to be credited and some do 🤷‍♀️ Olivia could have been where Sabrina is but obviously she did disconnect from Taylor for some reason and maybe it’s Just that Olivia already had a plan for the way her career is going. I mean Sabrina has already headlined a tour, she didn’t need to open for Taylor but wanted to anyway. Also I think the beef between Olivia and Sabrina has also been blown out of proportion due to fans

[@horrorfanatic99]

​@I-Will-Destroy-ULet me guess... your source is tiktok?

[@arlenec3983]

Taylor is in her 30s and in a few years will be in her 40s. Some in her obsessive fandom needs to literally Grow Up! They are just embarrassing themselves.

[@juliescheidler7763]

She's something else, so talented & so young! It'll be interesting to watch her career unfold.

[@lisazhong6139]

She’s so iconic I love her

[@andrewzukovsky5445]

She rocked the concert on Friday. I LOVED IT!!!❤❤❤ Even though I saw it on TV it was amazing!!!

[@BeckyANails]

This was an amazing interview! Big props to Willie Geist for asking all the questions without making it weird. Olivia is an amazing talent and seems to be wise well beyond her years. She has an incredible maturity along with her youthfulness that will take her so much further on her journey. I’m so glad she has people looking out for her best interests since it’s not the norm with young artists and it hasn’t turned out well for too many. Olivia Ridrigo has a big world to conquer and she’s doing everything right to make that happen! Way to go Olivia! Such a beautiful young woman with so much to offer!! ❤👏

[@adysyady5527]

I'm 2 years older than her, yet I still have immense respect for her and her musics. I just feel so connected to most of her songs eventhough I'm a male. I used to look up to Billie, and still is. But she's my current fav pop artist these days. ❤

[@itsonlyxmabloxburg]

Samee

[@kevns689]

So do you still have your Barbie dolls as a kid?

[@adysyady5527]

@@kevns689 Lol

[@ivoryglass3589]

Something about her, reminds me of young Britney Spears. Something in her eyes and her sincerity. I wish her all the best in her journey and I hope she surrounds herself with good people because I feel like she will have a long beautiful career.

[@arveedibira2454]

shes gonna do an ERAs like tour 9 years from now❤❤

[@ssectorlap]

In the future yeah and even other singers would do Eras Tour inspiration to celebrate the past albums 😁😁

[@kavyasingh2309]

She will never be as good as Taylor

[@GraceLove33]

@@kavyasingh2309she’s definitely not as good as Taylor. She’s okay. Definitely better then most

[@arveedibira2454]

@@kavyasingh2309 😁

[@chrisr4395]

​@@kavyasingh2309youre in every comment. Leave her alone. This hate obsession is weird

[@washingtonskies8698]

Angel on earth. We must protect her

[@arlenec3983]

She’s a national treasure.

[@gutsygirl22]

"Really good songs don't come from you, they come through you. It's something else, it's a magical thing." ~OR2023

[@nickvallemusic]

I think Michael Jackson said the same thing 😍

[@Lovely-sv1ye]

Or sometimes they don’t come from you because they are copied.

[@arihomie]

@@Lovely-sv1yeshut up bitter

[@Lovely-sv1ye]

@@arihomie it’s a fact, sometimes songs are copied. No need to be bitter.

[@greganderson2239]

She’s super creative and really smart. Her songs are very catchy

[@cchen9981]

So eloquent. Love her

[@Celestialcrescent33]

Shes going to break the internet

[@risaandjesus]

Love her strong voice. I don’t know if she likes r and b music but hands down she could rock that too. I was a teen in the 80s and her music gives me 80s and 90s vibe. U can hear the Alanis M, Gwen Stefani influence in her music

[@DeAnnaMcCrimmon]

She does like R&B! One of her fav artists is Beyonce.

[@cranberriesdoodle1450]

My girl asked me to buy her a CD and CD player just for this album, it made me happy, she is 12 and she loves it, thanks Olivia! 💕

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I'm so proud of olivia Gut is a great album She's an amazing songwriter, and her vocals are everything!! The way she can express her feelings so good through her voice in every song is amazing she give me sometime Avril Lavigne vibes sometime has bright future ahead of her in music .

[@jackieminogue3980]

I can’t wait til she releases her tour dates☺️💜

[@michaelsalter3459]

She's so talented!

[@scooterwashington9820]

Just to get this off my chest but PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who wants Olivia and Sabrina to collab one day

[@jamiegdubois]

I would honestly love that! I really like both of there music. Plus, I personally think a lot of the “feud” stuff is just bs at his point and I think a collab might actually get fans to calm down a bit.

[@alexisbas10]

Yes yes yes

[@alid0228]

That would actually prob be such a banger because they're mirroring energies and so beautiful and amazing singers

[@jamiegdubois]

@@alid0228 I’m just waiting now lol

[@MamitaGomez]

Happy for her. She writes thoughtful music with catchy tracks. Hopefully she’ll keep going 🎶

[@taronandreaaaa]

She literally never misses! Her albums are no skips

[@therankingguru6960]

Olivia Rodrigo is my everything Periodt

[@emilyclement6060]

Her writing connects far beyond the spans of her generation. I’m what some would call a “Zillennial” (in-between the lines of Gen Z and Millennial) and I wish I would’ve had her songs when I was in high school. They really speak to the true teenage experience in general which I think hasn’t been done before in such a genuine and realistic way.

[@abbied]

Taylor Swift?

[@opinionatedinsect]

I love TS, but her songs do not come out as angsty as Olivia does.@@abbied

[@abbied]

@@opinionatedinsect Maybe Avril Lavigne? 😕🤷🏻‍♀️

[@mads1864]

She is two years younger than me but her music absolutely captures so much. I am hoping she is in the industry for a very long time.

[@peekakooo]

I really respect her not disclosing what songs are about- up to each member of her audience to decide for themselves :)

[@kavyasingh2309]

And then decide whom they wanna send death threats to...themselves, right?

[@jamiegdubois]

@@kavyasingh2309but if she did say who the songs were about, people would do that anyways, probably even more so because they had actual proof. I’m not trying to be rude or disrespectful at all, but I don’t see your point. What would you rather her do?

[@kyungsoosmainhoe7305]

so what do you want her to do? Not make music at all? Girls damned if she do and if she doesn’t jesus

[@kavyasingh2309]

@@jamiegdubois she should at least tell her fans not to do extreme things like sending death threats

[@kavyasingh2309]

@@kyungsoosmainhoe7305 she is talented. There's no doubt in that. But she needs to tell her fans to behave themselves. They sent josh and Sabrina death threats. That's not normal or healthy

[@kattttttttttttttt2141]

Wow. I love her so much ❤❤❤❤

[@Kels-uy4vw]

Speaks really well and so mature!

[@kalzangwoeser]

“Good songs don’t come to you they come through you “ wow just wow how wise 🫶🏻

[@JefferyGabyy]

I love Olivia Rodrigo 💜

[@crow0924]

@I-Will-Destroy-Ui love Olivia im 33

[@therankingguru6960]

30 here❤

[@lalalore13]

@I-Will-Destroy-U stop with the misogyny its 2023

[@phoebemcgowan663]

this was such a great interview/er

[@joelmoses565]

Olivia is a singer and beautiful talented artist! She is amazing! 🤩⭐️ I love her! Olivia is on fire 🔥 on her new album! 🎵🎤🎧🎼 She is rocking it on stage in New York City on Friday! She is the best! 😊🤩⭐️😃😀 Love you Olivia! ❤😍🥰❤️💖💙💕🩵💜💚💝💞

[@trevorwhite9361]

We love you Olivia ❤

[@alyssarose2468]

Her writing and lyrics and sound are all just INCREDIBLE!!! Especially for being only 20!!!

[@rosea1021]

Dan Nigro co-write most of her songs.

[@9xprincess]

She is great. Though I am a few years older then she is I relate soo much to her and her musical content.

[@orchidowl5503]

I’m in my late 20s and I still really enjoy her music because it reminds me of the time I was that age and I think anyone who’s been in love or been through heartbreak can relate to her on some level

[@MorganTheis]

My favorite song from sour is “favorite crime” ❤️🚓 and my favorite song from guts is “get him back”👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 literally the two best songs on planet earth🌎

[@jamiegdubois]

Favorite crime is criminally underrated (pun fully intended)

[@MorganTheis]

@@jamiegdubois lol. So true tho 😝😜

[@damarisherrera6873]

Answer is simple: if she says who the songs are about they can sue her for defamation

[@Giooisthebestt]

LIVE LAUGH LOVE OLIVIA

[@moonstonejan]

So proud of you livie! Will definitely go to ur concert when come over here in the Philippines,

[@cheyenne5540]

olivia rodrigo she is the one 😊😊😊

[@phoenixgate007]

Great interview! Really lovely questions.

[@gabbyomega]

Shes literally my sister fr I love her

[@marvinvaleros189]

Wow!!!!

[@youngdpslupopo4454]

Amazing

[@delrey874]

Great interview. Wish I could have listened more.

[@maxpayne7419]

She is super smart

[@Kingj2real]

Ownership of all her masters ❤ that’s insane

[@dhonjoshua]

I LOVE YOU OLIVIA!!!!! 💜

[@HugoGrad]

I frikin love this girl

[@valenmind]

She’s amazing!! I love her music so much, this is the most i’ve ever related to an artist. ❤❤

[@dubaistudioapartments9061]

So smart and articulate. Loving her more and more.

[@johnlthang5841]

How is she so mature!!!!

[@stateofhaving]

💜💜💜 AWW LOVE HERR

[@seolwah2098]

Love Oliviaaaa❤

[@SJCMARK]

Great interview. Love the new album.

[@Dovecameditss]

Absolutely gorgeous, hard-working lovely young girl Olivia is ❤

[@Crystalbomb321]

I really like Logical and loved both of her albums.

[@emilymeyers6069]

She can sing

[@erinlchapman61925]

I love her

[@crystal-jade]

I notice that media has been supportive on new artists. Less toxic than what it used to.

[@marvinvaleros189]

I feel like there is something amazing good thing is coming!

[@erictheisen3203]

She's looking fabulous!!

[@lynnmarie6379]

She’s amazing!

[@bobbyiconic]

She's so mature and the way he talks! Like wow! He's so eloquent and well spoken.

[@mbal06749]

When does the full length episode come out? I checked on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and it's not there.

[@gafleamse8760]

Victoria secret fashion should have her ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jenniferokazaki7714]

Started out at twelve. Now, a veteran singer/songwriter at seventeen.

[@MegasXLR]

LIv is amazing :)

[@nne1984]

A very smart girl❤

[@Kingj2real]

God I love her soo much

[@michaelsharkey4255]

I love the arrangements she is able to craft using a variety of instruments and her backing band is very very good. Well spoken, smart and extremely talented. She has a really bright future.

[@ornellaarriagamanzur6665]

Owns her masters People do believe she writes her own songs She isn’t criticized for writing about heartbreak It is incredible how much Taylor Swift changed the world for new artists, specially female. They should be thankful someone paved the way for them!

[@jabberjaaay]

Ijbol

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Yep

[@wendy-yc3yx]

Oh please. The obsession is weird.

[@mikeef747]

This song is about Taylor

[@filmstapes493]

You know, good for her

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

huge talent and effin GORGEOUS ! Hope she keeps her head on straight !

[@sunay3972]

Love that

[@EfrenCulala]

OLIVIA ❤❤❤

[@courtneywatson8708]

“Got together on Friday for a Sunday sit down” make sense.

[@sorkaii]

She’s so sweet and articulate. I wish her all the success. She really does deserve it. 🤍

[@Theantichryst]

❤

[@omarib8867]

Olivia Rodrigo is my music artists

[@queenofdaydreams3825]

💜🦋

[@linatrogdon3390]

i love you olivia

[@C.seaw.OFelip]

Most Beautiful ❤️ SuperTalented