The rise of Maggie Rogers: From viral hit to the stage of SNL

After getting her big break in 2016, Maggie Rogers is back with her first full-length album, Heard It In a Past Life. She joined host Tom Power to talk about the big life changes and challenges she faced en route to her debut album. cbc.ca/1.4980528
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[@darbyteander1989]

"Being a musician... sometimes its personal therapy and sometimes its public service"

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING, EDITING, AND CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THIS INTERVIEW? Well done, CBC.

[@QwithTomPower]

You're just the kindest soul EVER! We'll let our hard working video team know you appreciate their efforts!

[@lorelailoyd6824]

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[@Chief]

Yes but why does the host look at her without blinking???!

[@michaelbryant2071]

Amazing that someone my age 70 can enjoy this music so much but, she has such a passion for life and expressing herself l haven't heard since Carly Simon or, Carole King.

[@stevemckenna9667]

Confidence, honesty, and self-possession are the most beautiful human traits. Her parents must be so happy.

[@danielgreenberg5368]

She is so freaking smart.

[@Grant_Ferstat]

She is very free of conscious image crafting when she speaks. Very honest. It would be great if she could stay this way. I hope she can. Great interviewer too.

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my reaction video!!

[@10bbremer]

Yeah, hope she can be herself, but the music business has a consistent record of chewing people up and spitting them out. She will be toured because that's where the money is and I'm certain she has a 360 deal. So the record company will put her on the road, which is fun for awhile but then...not so much.

[@TheMagiciansLeftHand]

She's actually the exact opposite. She studied music and music BUSINESS at NYU. No doubt she knows how to appear authentic.

[@Grant_Ferstat]

@@TheMagiciansLeftHand I'm sorry but your comment strikes me as rather automatic cynicism. You really think they run classes in that program on how to appear authentic? Just because she may have some understanding of how the industry works and how to promote her music doesn't make her inauthentic. I think her reactions are genuine and her interviews candid.

[@TheMagiciansLeftHand]

@@Grant_Ferstat I think it's likely she received media training, which may have impressed the importance of appearing authentic. That's not to say she's a liar; I just feel like I hear a lot of the same talking points from musicians making bland albums.

[@jockmaraisasmr5700]

I just love this woman. Finally. Someone close to my age who makes stellar music that is derivative from the norm but who is also so intellectual. She motivates me to be more thoughtful and introspective and to talk more slowly, thinking before speaking. I just respect her so much as an artist and a person. Her new album is amazing. It makes me feel something from the nectar of my soul and that happens very rarely with an album but when it does, I devote all my thought to it. I just can’t get enough.

[@tobefreecollective]

Jock Marais ASMR I love listening to her speak about her music & experiences. We need more musicians like Maggie. ✨ She is special.

[@Jaqvander]

She's just her authentic self, that's why she thinks before she speaks; she's checking her core stance so she can verbalise it into an answer. I love it that there's a role model for this age, showing that you don't need to be a loud, exciting, full of big stories entertainer, that your natural, calm self is lovelier than all of that fake wannabe nonsense.

[@annakat03]

Just finished watching. It doesn't even feel like 23 minutes have gone by. I just get so entranced listening to her unique view of the world

[@QwithTomPower]

For someone so young, she is quite intelligent and mature. It's always a joy to have her in studio!

[@TheEllenMellon]

That Holes reference got me and then she had to EXPLAIN IT I'm dying

[@QwithTomPower]

Well, we're just glad you got the reference!

[@zigfield723]

@@QwithTomPower ahhhh no

[@daviddelacruz4903]

gives a very pure, unfiltered insight into maggie roger's process. really really fun to watch

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my album reaction video !!

[@acharich]

Similar to Ed Sheeran..

[@vivian442009]

“I think being a musician, you know, sometimes it’s personal therapy sometimes it’s public service”

[@danielpruett2717]

She’s legit. I like this girl.

[@aust24]

I don't know but I rarely come across people like this. So natural, just being themselves. In the moment. Reminds me of my brother

[@jeannerosen9024]

I love when she speaks of the creative process and says where does it come from . Acknowledging that it isn’t the ego that makes beautiful art but the great mystery that we all have access to.

[@chrissiegraves3289]

I love when Tom does interviews like this. It feels like a conversation that flows so easily and you feel like you're hanging out with them having a drink, catching up.

[@TidesOnEarth]

That opening of Falling Water @ SNL was simply unforgettable. Hope to catch her live soon... great conversation as usual Mr. Power!

[@the1stime]

“felt like i was making space for the person i was becoming” ❤️

[@ianwalden9865]

I am so ready for this record. She is a treasure.

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my reaction video!?

[@dylanlundsten9696]

shes so genuine and intelligent i love her

[@williamwood7735]

I love her passion for her music. She is the new age of music.

[@SneakyCheeseThief]

This is just a fantastic conversation between two people who know music well, and love it with every ounce of their being. I’ve had these conversations well into the night with old friends. Best times of my life.

[@LishDizon]

this was such a chill interview. like 2 friends just hanging out and catching up on life.

[@JordanExplores97]

That final part where she talks about what she felt during Fallingwater is so profound.

[@markhedges1194]

I can so relate to Maggie and her music, wow, she is so natural, talented, humble, and open about all her music! As a writer myself, I totally get how she feels about her music, and particularly how she is inspired as a musician, I feel the same way too, in as much as I get inspired by things I see or feel in my life mentally or emotionally, and it is so refreshing to me to know another musician feels the same way too. Keep up the great work Maggie, your music and approach, and attitude is awesome and spot on! I think and feel sure that this is the way it should be, and Maggie has said it in this interview that it is a natural process, which for me is the very wonderful and organic process of music for me that I love the most! Thank you so much Maggie for sharing that!

[@EyeDigress]

She is so comfortable here and he's such a great interviewer.

[@katherinehearn2217]

I Love Maggie and her Music. I have been writing since a very young girl, my music has been different, and I have always heard what I wanted for my song and let others take over the arrangements. Listening firstly to the masterclass with Pharell I was blown away. This woman is grounded, and speaks from her heart and soul no analyzing required, and writes and performs her way. That's how all of us should be as artists, free to be who you truly are, not who the industry thinks you should be. She is making the kind of music she wants to make, Maggie's Music. I am a huge fan on an Island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast of Canada; Gander, Newfoundland . Loved Maggie's Ellen performance, it was a goosebump, excitement of the happy hormone as she went through the audience dancing and singing. Keep being yourself Maggie Rogers. Beautiful

[@michaelroblesvoiceactor4719]

Maggie is such a unique person! I love her music.

[@kaytam6997]

Surreal to see someone, a fellow being, be this self-conscious (in the utmost positive way) and hold no restraint in being vocal about it and not just that but also be beautifully articulate about it. As a 25-year-old myself crossing to 26, trying to figure out the puzzle and putting things together, it makes her just so even more relatable. Makes me want to simply ask her out :) A pleasure to watch her thrive in her art. And Maggie if you are reading this, keep going. Never stop doing this :)

[@strawwberryyy]

omg, my favourite interviewer and favourite artist in the same video, I totally needed this now

[@nidhishetty7538]

She is so real and genuine and honest!

[@snowcrash404]

What a soul, i wish her the best, keep moving - thx for this great album

[@bingoboy91]

man what a beautiful soul she is deep and very humble but very wise for her age !!

[@megansalazar5858]

You're always radiating such fantastic energy

[@chetblueychristiansalinaso2738]

She seems like such a kind person in every interview, performance and in her music. I discovered her music this year and I am so happy about it, because it is something else and I am so happy that she is getting more attention. Maggie is so honest, kind and she is so well behaved. Maggie is a person people should look up to.

[@thomaskuhn5310]

You are so real and loved this interview.

[@richardavery1431]

Such an interesting interview. Sharing a perspective that most of us rarely get to see or would even think of. Maggie is definitely someone that I would enjoy just having over for dinner and sharing stories with. Very down to earth and in touch with reality of how her life is evolving!

[@cjrj26]

she's wearing a '87 twins world series sweatshirt, amazing!

[@thesingingcheffy6202]

I really like her. she is so honest and smart when she talks and telling her feels in music

[@fuzzytalz]

Amazing, refreshingly unrehearsed young artist. Love her music and even more her personality.

[@dawnsky11]

I've heard from people who have "met their goals" as they spoke of saying the journey was a lot more fulfilling than actually being there. Wonder if Maggie will feel that way one day. Im so happy for her!

[@Flightofphenomena]

Not sure how I didn’t hear this before. Great convo. She’s a gem. You both are.

[@allwheeler]

I’m late to the party- but glad to be here

[@stephanierampley5979]

Same here

[@tutz3269]

I love her approach and perspective.

[@ChaosKamiKaze]

her musics really make me feel and cry. :(

[@cisilver5982]

I only discovered her last year, during her SNL performance and couldn’t get over her voice. I love seeing that video of her and Pharrell.

[@Mpayne1472]

What a beautiful and talented person. Awesome

[@lil_rotini]

I didn't know that I needed a Maggie cover of Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson but HERE WE ARE

[@QwithTomPower]

We're just hoping she delivers on it!

[@mx212]

What a delight interview!

[@dancelzard]

What a special human being and terrific singer/songwriter.

[@chadsullivan8013]

How special is Maggie.. such an awesome human being

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my album reaction video

[@ourcrackedrealities]

This is a great interview! Love the respect and camaraderie here. So psyched to watch this wonderful human walk her path.

[@QwithTomPower]

This was her second time in the studio and her and Tom love hanging out together. We're looking forward to her coming back again!

[@6POPE6]

her laugh 🥺

[@nicolawiekamp5559]

Great interview, Maggie has such an amazing view point and Tom does a great interview. Can we all go to a house party together?

[@florathomas991]

Mannnnn what I would give to sit down in the pub and have a convo with her! Feels like everything she says paints an honest picture and conveys real intellectual meaning, not something you come across very often these days. The new record freakin SLAPS - big things are coming for this g!

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my album reaction video

[@josepha133]

My favourite new artist in years!

[@annakat03]

Yes Maggie, I got your Holes reference. We should be friends!

[@michaelg7298]

A beautiful talented soul!🌸

[@Soulconsciousness42]

She’s brilliant, refreshing, free-spirited, talented & wise beyond her years. In love with her music! YES!

[@akidforever92]

I love this so much.

[@komyn27]

Someone please remind Maggie that her experiences on this planet will never be 100% unique, and that's why it's so important that she share them. We hear her music and something in us understands her feeling. So of course we want to be her friends :D

[@14u2ponder]

She is describing exactly how I feel about novels, which is including (or at least) thinking about the reader as you write. I never realized that pop music as a constraint on the singer was a thing, the same way as the idea that writing IS rhetorical, which it is. An while you certainly have to find yourself in your work YOU are as much shaped by your constraints as you are freed by them.

[@robertfrost8264]

YO, Maggie Rogers covering Ashlee Simpson would be a dream come true. Even just half assing that was amazing.

[@Tannerjohn12]

She is so amazing and so well spoken. She reminds me of Carol King. Tapestry and Heard It In a Past Life are like on the same level of greatness.

[@emmaejwertzmusic6931]

Great artist!

[@jockmaraisasmr5700]

18:55 that was so powerful and mindfucked me for a minute. I totally understand what she’s saying and if I was a performer, I’d feel the same.

[@forestchild487]

She's so humbly FAB

[@andy_bo_bandy_4]

Her energy has grown since the last interview. It's amazing. Love it.

[@Kinespojken]

Something so real and intelligent about her that makes me so into her

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

I love this girl

[@PartimeCurator]

can this just be an annual thing?? PLEASE

[@michellepoletti2414]

i love her

[@sinjon]

Wow! Not only is she absolutely gorgeous she’s incredibly intelligent. Not that you can’t have them both but I’m just astounded by both

[@phoebexxlouise]

I love her. She's so smart and sensitive. She's here to save pop music and whisk my heart away and I'm 100% here for the ride. Strap me in bois

[@gemmalouise0828]

Amazing

[@BethThereseReacts]

self-aware, emotional, beautiful soul. i love her

[@katiemcmillan941]

She radiates self love and is an advocate for others

[@pamawake2794]

I love Maggie :)

[@trapt29]

She's the best!

[@VforVisitor]

She is too cool for school. Im in love 😁

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

Get in line pal; I saw her first, haha!

[@a1mbient]

She is that sincerely natural - not popular - girl in school you achingly wish would notice you but never does, same as she never fully recognizes in her raw authenticity how beautiful she really is.

[@marcuservin9990]

Humble Spirit

[@allthingswavy6420]

I like that she hints that "music comes THRU you," that there's no real ownership when something creative "arrives."

[@LillianFrances]

GIRL I GOT UR HOLES REFERENCE. I got chu.

[@BruceJC75]

Her eloquence is not at all surprising given her incredible writing!

[@cheerfuljuan]

What an incredible interviewer. Give that man a raise

[@scottsleder2054]

Got my shovel, shoes full of sand. Check out the tag, the name's CAVEMAN! :)

[@kiriakipoursaitidou2732]

Please Maggie , don't change this authenticity that you have for any reason

[@zlovas1129]

I need that sweatshirt! I can't find it anywhere ugh!

[@corvanphoenix]

This is what genius looks like, you are watching it in real time. We don't deserve her, but we have her anyway. That's how come the future will better than the past. No other generation has had her to help us. Or I'm wrong. Listen to her & you'll know if I'm right.

[@jensibowable]

Jesus dude, calm down.

[@corvanphoenix]

@@jensibowable Jesus dude, calm down.

[@jessicaschneider4043]

I could tell and so did others, she totally forgot where she was in the falling water performance on SNL. That’s when you know the music comes from her soul.

[@HenryMoon]

He's such a great interviewer

[@joey2964]

I hope she can stay reasonably sane. She is going to be a global superstar no doubt.

[@lucinda2329]

❤️❤️❤️

[@nevisgatti4995]

She is so cool.

[@donelliot7650]

Music: "Sometimes it's personal therapy and sometimes it's public service.." Fascinating way to think about it.

[@emmamelanson3556]

that holes reference!

[@QwithTomPower]

Glad you got the reference!

[@crickettmoon7082]

Dog Years is very relevant to me, I am somewhat sad that it's not one that you enjoy performing.

[@RaychelRuiz]

Diggin' up them holes dig it, diggin' up them holes (holesss)

[@barbieroberts6694]

Hey Tom, Maggie has her SNL performances on her YT channel. Do you get that channel in Canada? :p

[@soulremedies]

okay yes maggie please cover pieces of me haha.

[@ConnorMalbeuf]

check out my album reaction video

[@Kanendd]

No offense or anything, but you're pretty cute.

[@soulremedies]

@@Kanendd hahah thanks!