As one of pop music’s biggest breakout stars, Chapel Lawn has faced considerable backlash.
After canceling two festival appearances, calling out the “creepy behavior” of people “stalking” her family home, and shouting “Good luck babe!” to photographers on the MTV VMAs red carpet. The 26-year-old singer was called “unprofessional” and “not built for fame” by fan trolls.
But Roan isn’t afraid to be heard.
In a new interview with the BBC published on Sunday, Roan said he refuses to stop standing up for himself, even if it might hinder his success.
“I’ve always reacted that way to downplay my life. But now there are cameras watching me and I also happen to be a pop star, and those things don’t add up.” she said. . ”
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Roan has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song and Record of the Year. However, she told the BBC that her outspokenness hindered her success.
“Actually, I think I would have been more successful if I had been allowed to wear a muzzle,” she said.
“If I could more override my basic instincts of ‘Stop, stop, stop, it’s not okay,’ I’d be bigger. I’d be bigger… and I’d still be alive.” On tour. ”
Roan rejected pressure to extend last year’s Midwest Princess Tour in order to prioritize her mental and physical health.
The star has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which she says makes it difficult for her to control her emotions and find new success.
Ahead of the release of her Grammy-nominated album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, she updated fans on her mental health and relationship with fame.
“This job is very difficult for me to process and maintain a healthy lifestyle and mindset,” she said in a May 2023 TikTok video. – I’m conscious, but I don’t know why yet. ”
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She told BCC that when she feels unable to perform, she tells herself, “It’s not for lack of opportunity.”
“So when someone says, ‘Do this concert because you’re never going to be offered that much money again,’ I’m like, who cares?” she added.
But she still craves adoration, and says that adoration from strangers is more “addictive” than she expected.
“I understand why I’m so scared of losing this feeling,” she said. “It’s very scary to think that one day people won’t care about you as much as they do now, and I think there’s a very different way of thinking in women’s brains than men. ”
That doesn’t mean she would do anything different, she told the BBC, because success and failure are outside of her control.
“If I can look back and say, ‘I didn’t buckle under the weight of expectations, and I didn’t endure abuse and intimidation,’ at least I stayed true to my heart. I have a choice. There always is,” she says. . ”