Chappell Roan Talks About His Mental Life, Love And Onstage Persona: “Chappell Is Character”

Pop star Chappell Roan opened up about his mental health, dating and more during an event at the Grammy Museum Thursday night.

In an interview hosted by singer Brandi Carlile, the 26-year-old singer and her producer Daniel Nigro broke down the making of several songs on her upcoming album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. The intimate event was part of a series of museum exhibitions.

“It took years to convince people,” Roan told the crowd about why it took him and Nigro years to finish their first album.

Roan’s album, which spent 32 weeks at Billboard 200 chart, released in September 2023 but took five years to complete. I had no money. I had no numbers to back me up. I had an EP that didn’t do well in musical terms. I had visited, but there are no headlines,” he said. “There was nothing to support me.”

“Pink Pony Club,” one of Roan’s biggest hits this year, was one of the earlier songs he and Nigro worked on together. It was released in April 2020. “It was the worst time for a club song to come out,” Roan said, met with laughter from the crowd.

The singer said the song was a “complete 180″ for him and the way he dressed and performed at the time. “I only wore black on stage. It was very serious,” he said. “The second thing I don’t take seriously is when things start working.

Roan, who uses the stage name, has proven to be a big talking point for the singer’s fans. “Chappell is a player,” he said.

“I can’t be here all the time. It’s a lot,” said Roan. He has spoken about his sudden rise to fame and how it has affected him. When asked about his mental health routine, the singer said it’s changing, sharing honestly how his recent success has changed things. “My life is completely different now. Everything is out of the way now,” he said.

“This kind of year does something to people. Everything big that happens in a person’s career happened in five months for me,” the singer said. “It’s crazy that things I never thought would happen happened 10 times. I think that shook my system a lot. I don’t know what a good mental health routine is like. to me now.”

Roan also talked about dating. His song “Kaleidoscope,” which Carlile specifically asked about, tells the story of falling in love with a best friend. The situation is very real for him, according to the singer. “I think it’s more about romantic relationships because it’s about falling in love with a friend,” she said, noting that romantic relationships can often start as friends and end up being friends. change.

“[I] he told my friend that i was in love with him. He was like, ‘Can you just give me a day to think about this?’” Roan explained to the crowd. “On that day I wrote that. I was saying, ‘I’m going to kill myself. I need to put something together.’”

He said he does not regret the experience. “I’m so thankful that it happened because for the first time I got confirmation that yes, I’m not a liar by saying I’m gay,” Roan said. Second, what an amazing person to date for the first time. Your best friend who you think is amazing and sweet. ”

Roan made him Saturday Night For the first time last week, he performed “Pink Pony Club” and a new song, “The Giver,” in the game show. The 26-year-old gave the crowd some advice on “The Giver,” a stunning country anthem. “It will come out. It will come out, don’t worry,” he said, noting how much fun the song was to write. I have to bring what I know to the table because I’m a country girl.