Pushing back against an overly-simple narrative that she’s withholding an endorsement of Kamala Harris solely because there are “problems on both sides” — which, to some, has been taken as tacit support for Donald Trump — Roan made a plea for the public not to take her comments out of context. “I have encouraged people to use critical thinking skills, learn about what they’re voting for, learn about who they’re voting for, and ask questions,” her statement began. “And it’s being completely taken out of context, per usual.”
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Chappell Roan marks one year of her debut album: My life has changed forever.
The record had a slow rise to number one in the UK albums chart, before becoming a chart-topper this year, and catapulting her to fame.
Reflecting on the past year, the singer, who recently earned the best new artist gong at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), said she felt “lucky” and “so loved”.
“Ps this is not just me making this happen, this is a team of people working their asses off day and night to keep this afloat.
“I am so lucky and feel so loved.”
It comes after Roan told the Guardian she had been diagnosed with “severe depression” as she spoke about fame and said she had been warned it would “feel like going through puberty again”.
Last month, she spoke out against the “predatory behaviour” towards her by fans as she admitted she feels “scared and tired” by the attention she has received in an Instagram post.
The singer is known for tracks including ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, Hot To Go! and Red Wine Supernova, and has attracted fans such as Beyonce and Sir Elton John, who have praised her music.
Last month, Roan took to TikTok to share her thoughts on being famous and the “weird” and “creepy” fan behaviour that comes with it. She questioned if someone was allowed to yell at her from their car, get mad at her for refusing to take photos, stalk her, or otherwise harass her simply because she’s a celebrity and not “a random woman”. “I’m a random bitch. You’re a random bitch. Just think about that for a second,” she said in her first TikTok.
In another video, she said that just because harassment “is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous”, “that does not make it OK” or “normal” nor that it’s something she wants done to her.
After her comments on fan behaviour, a plethora of the biggest names in music reached out to the former NME Cover star in support including including Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, MUNA, Miley Cyrus, boygenius, Sabrina Carpenter and Mitski.
Lorde had also reached out – though Chappell Roan has now revealed that instead of mere words of encouragement, the New Zealander shared with her eight tips on how to deal with the situation.
“She sent me a list of things I should do. Literally wrote down eight things she wished someone would have told her when she was going through it. And she went through fucking hell. She was a baby!”
