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Its such a statement track, she tells me over the phone fromNorway.
Girl in red 2.0 is hereis what that song says to me.
But three years later, girl in red once again takes off.
Her processing the travel between those two poles of mental health is present throughout the record.
I really hope [fans] get what they need from the album, she says.
If they need comfort, I hope they find comfort in there.
If they want to dance, I hope they can dance.
If they just want to chill, I hope they can chill.
I really want people to like it I hope it means something to someone.
I just hope it matters.
I absolutely love this.
So I asked him, Yo, can I buy this, is this for sale?
And he said, Yes.
I saw the painting in real life and absolutely loved it.
It was like,Oh my God, this should be the cover of my album.
We asked him and then that kind of just happened.
Like, Im such a big Swiftie.
Shes one of my core musical inspirations.
Oh my God, I sound like Im fucking 50 Im not 50.
[50-year-old voice]:Young people my age …Like seven years ago!
That is so inspiring.
I remember when I was learning, I was covering one of her songs called Begin Again.
What I made in 2017 was very much guitar-based, very much just drum, bass, guitar.
So its kinda like I just met these people on my journey and on their journey.
Claire, shes just a sweetheart, such a warm person.
And Isaac is a very, very talented dude I think hes going to go really far.
Im just so happy that Ive gotten to know other musicians who are queer and doing their best thing.
Social-media self-esteem
[My relationship with social media] is very ambivalent.
I think Ive come up with a new word for it: social-media self-esteem.
Sometimes I just feel like a very simple person on social media like, I give them real life.
So, I have a very weird relationship with it.
And then I love it again.
And then Im like,This is where I get to connect with my fans; thats awesome.
I get to, like, comment shit on peoples posts and they go insane.
Making people happy and [doing] small things like that, I think, is really fun.
So, its weird.
It was like,Oh my God.
I might actually be okay soon.
All the songs I finished after I got my dog, lyrically, are a lot more positive.
Theres even this breakdown in my song Body and Mind Im like, I cant live like this anymore …
I need to comfort myself and shit.
Yeah, the state of mind [when I was songwriting] was a very weird journey.
There can only be one.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
