Chappell Roan says she doesn’t wish to win a Grammy. (Getty)
Chappell Roan says she doesn’t wish to win a Grammy, regardless of being arguably the largest factor in pop music proper now. The singer, who has had a stratospheric rise to fame, mentioned if she wasn’t to win: “Then everybody will get off my a**”.
The rising celebrity – who just lately launched her European tour dates in Manchester – had a controversial look on the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) purple carpet after a “horrifying” run-in with the paparazzi, with Roan profitable her first VMA for Finest New Artist this 12 months.
And given the string of “disturbing incidents” which prompted the “Pink Pony Membership” singer to share a collection of movies and statements on her boundaries in relation to followers, it’s no marvel Roan needs the highlight would shift away from her each transfer.
Following the discharge of her initially little-known debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess final September, the star has since seen the album – and herself – gaining worldwide recognition and reaching the Quantity One spot on the UK Albums Chart nearly one 12 months after its launch.
The 2025 Grammy nominations have but to be introduced, however given Roan’s exponential success, a slew of nods wouldn’t be far-fetched. However, maybe unsurprisingly, given her boundaries in relation to fame, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer is hoping that she doesn’t stroll away with a gold-plated gramophone.
In an interview with The Face Journal, Roan mentioned of the potential future nods: “I’m form of hoping I don’t win, as a result of then everybody will get off my a**: ‘Guys, we did it and we didn’t win, bye!’”
As an alternative, Roan – who has lengthy been open about her bipolar II analysis – is specializing in prioritising her psychological well being in an effort to guarantee her profession is a “sustainable” one. To the singer, meaning going in opposition to the grain of the music trade, which “thrives on psychological sickness, burnout, overworking your self, overextending your self, not sleeping”.
She continued, telling the outlet: “The ambition is: how do I not hate myself, my job, my life, and do that?, she mentioned. ”As a result of proper now, it’s not working. I’m simply scrambling to attempt to really feel wholesome.”
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