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Popstar Olivia Rodrigo’s stock in trade is her unique take on singing about teenage heartache – and she has opened up about the crippling pain of it, while making her debut record Sour\"OliviaThe pop star believes the pain of teenage heartache is often ‘trivialised’ by older people(Image: Getty Images for ABA)<\/p>\n

Sweeping to superstardom at such breakneck speed certainly brought its challenges for Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, and recalling her meteoric rise in 2021, she has said, \u201cIt was, obviously, just absurd and crazy. I\u2019d been writing songs and working my whole life, but it did seem sort of instantaneous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of the psychological impact of the sudden pressure she came under, she added, as OK! reports<\/a>, \u201cIt can be really tough on your mental health<\/a>. I\u2019m grateful for the people who like me for me, and keep me separated from all the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018I found an innovative red light LED hair brush that\u2019s perfect for encouraging faster hair growth’<\/a>\"OliviaThe singer says a teenage break-up ‘still ‘hurts’ – whether you’re an adult paying taxes or not(Image: Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

At one point, she dealt with it by deleting her social media accounts, and she found repeated Covid lockdowns<\/a> oddly helpful. \u201cI couldn\u2019t play a show. I couldn\u2019t go meet people who were listening to the song. So it was very insular in a way that I think was actually really beneficial for my mental health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Having first started therapy at the age of 16<\/a>, Olivia opened up about her battles in her 2022 Disney+ film Driving Home 2 U. Describing the pain of a breakup while making her debut record Sour, she said, \u201cIt felt like my world<\/a> was ending every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

On another occasion, she suggested that older people \u201ctrivialise\u201d what teenagers go through, and added, \u201cIt feels so real when you\u2019re in it, and it\u2019s so valid. Just because it\u2019s not an adult problem or you don\u2019t have to pay taxes yet or whatever, doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t hurt.\u201d Despite riding high in the charts, she told of periods of crippling self-doubt when she \u201cstarted thinking everything I did was really bad\u201d.<\/p>\n

That came to the fore while writing second album Guts<\/a>, and in an interview with music writer Laura Snapes in 2023, she admitted, \u201cThere were a good few months where I would sit at the piano and all I would think about was how I was never going to make something as good, or all the mean things that people on Twitter<\/a> would say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling the day that conversation took place, Laura tells us today, \u201cOne thing I found sad when I interviewed her were her comments over insecurities about the way she looks. To me, it was proof of how dangerous social media can be, if a very young and very beautiful woman can feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OliviaMusic journalist Laura Snape felt it ‘sad’ that Olivia had so many insecurities when she interviewed her(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

But as she points out, Olivia\u2019s honesty carries some advantages. \u201cOne of the really positive things about this new generation of popstars is the way they talk about the toll of fame and all the expectations on them as women,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople like Olivia, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan are telling fans, \u2018If you want to understand us, you have to know what we\u2019re going through and what the personal cost is for us.\u2019<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Olivia seems very wise and knows how to look after herself.\u201d When touring leaves her \u201cburned out and exhausted\u201d, she activates a plan to counter it, saying, \u201cI do all the classic things. Call my therapist, go to the gym, I eat really healthy, and I don\u2019t drink.\u201d Journalling is a key part of her routine, too. \u201cI could journal forever,\u201d she has said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting down all the random stuff that comes into my head. Or if I\u2019m feeling anxious, I\u2019ll make a list of all the things I\u2019m grateful for.\u201d During downtime, she finds sanctuary in seeing her oldest pals, too. \u201cI really love hanging out with my friends. I feel like that\u2019s really rejuvenating for me. And I love talking about stuff that is not music or industry-related.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maintaining her own space is mentally beneficial as well, and she has said, \u201cI love spending time by myself. That\u2019s the best thing ever.\u201d Speaking on the YouTube<\/a> series Actually Me in 2021, she said it was \u201cvery exciting\u201d to move out of her parents\u2019 house and into her first \u201cbig girl apartment\u201d, but later added, \u201cIt\u2019s like a soft move out \u2013 my parents are there a lot of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OliviaOlivia performing during her GUTS world tour(Image: Getty Images for Live Nation)<\/p>\n

One of the most difficult times for Olivia came in 2021 when she faced accusations of plagiarism<\/a> in songs from Sour. When critics drew attention to a likeness between her hit Good 4 U and Paramore\u2019s 2007 anthem Misery Business, band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro were later credited as co-writers on her song. But it proved controversial, as many disputed the claim, saying they were two different songs with just fleeting similarities.<\/p>\n

It opened a debate about the blurred lines of musical influence, and as BBC<\/a> music correspondent Mark Savage tells us, \u201cWhen you\u2019re starting out as a songwriter, of course you try and imitate your heroes. Sometimes those imitations are more overt than others, and sometimes you might combine six or seven different influences. I think that\u2019s something Olivia does well across her music, and for me, as long as you\u2019re putting your own spin on a song, it\u2019s original.\u201d<\/p>\n

Admitting she was \u201ca little caught off-guard\u201d by what happened, Olivia was clearly hurt by the fallout. \u201cI think it\u2019s disappointing to see people take things out of context and discredit any young woman\u2019s work,\u201d she said. Stressing that she composed the lyrics and melody for Good 4 U in the shower, she added, \u201cWhat\u2019s so beautiful about music is that it can be so inspired by music that\u2019s come out in the past\u2026 It\u2019s sort of a fun, beautiful sharing process. Nothing in music is ever new.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the same issue reared its head with her song Deja Vu, and Olivia also gave retrospective songwriting credits to Taylor Swift<\/a>, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent for its resemblances to Taylor\u2019s 2019 track Cruel Summer. Olivia later said it was \u201cvery confusing,\u201d and that she had been \u201cgreen and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed\u201d at that stage in her career, but the saga led to a reported rift with Taylo<\/a>r \u2013 who Olivia grew up idolising.<\/p>\n

\"TaylorOlivia and Taylor Swift developed a supposed rift after plagiarism claims emerged(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

She had once even said, \u201cI truly would not be the songwriter I am today had I not grown up being so inspired by everything that she does.\u201d But many months later, when Olivia confessed to not attending any shows from Taylor\u2019s Eras Tour, rumours swirled that the lyrics to Vampire \u2013 which included the words \u201cbloodsucker, fame f*cker\u201d \u2013 may have been aimed at her pop rival.<\/p>\n

When asked directly about it, Olivia replied, \u201cHow do I answer this? I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about. I\u2019ve never done that before in my career and probably won\u2019t.\u201d She also told how she was \u201cvery surprised\u201d when people assumed she was dissing Taylo<\/a>r, insisting, \u201cI don\u2019t have beef with anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even today, it\u2019s unclear if the pair have reconciled. \u201cNobody really knows what went on there,\u201d says Laura. \u201cBut whatever you think about the situation with the writing credits, I doubt it\u2019s a mistake that Olivia will ever make again. I don\u2019t think it was done intentionally \u2013 she was just so young, with so many formative influences, and they just came out in ways she didn\u2019t realise until it was pointed out to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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