Chappell Roan on The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, perseverance and the freedom of drag

Major props to the interviewer for being a incredible listener and not once interrupting her. The thoughtfulness and authenticity really shows ❤️❤️ love this (-:

Chappell Roan is the future of pop music. So excited to see what she comes out with next!

This interview feels so authentic, like she is not putting on a show, she is so real ❤

She is so right about the preditory aspect of the music industry, So many young pop stars are targetted and exploited from small towns.

I love her voice, her songwriting, her esthetic… everything about her.

I find something about her beauty really captivating…her facial features genuinely look like a “Kayleigh from Missouri” — but that girl would typically dye her hair blonde, sing in a church choir, and have a really middle-class life. She would impress her group of “mom friends” by doing karaoke at Michael & Susan’s wine night, and then her kids would whinge about how embarrassed they were on the way home, as she stares out the window and daydreams about another life where she got to be a star. I dunno…I just find her really alluring. The bright red hair, the drag makeup, the glamorisation of 80s pageants. It’s like looking at someone’s name (Kayleigh), facial structure, and the state they come from (Missouri), and going “oh…I know exactly who that girl is” — but her artistry completely subverts all of your expectations. It’s quite hard for artists to be innovative and unique in 2024, and she’s completely doing that, and the fact that she’s incorporating her Midwest roots into her story just adds to how interesting her artistry is.

Chappell is truly authentic. She talks like someone who hasn't spent lots of time in training on how to do interviewspeak. Her voice is incredibly multifaceted and multiskilled. I anticipate what she's going to give us in the years to come.

im glad pink pony club is getting the recognition and love it so richly deserved

Tom did a great job letting us see who Chappell is. She was so relaxed and open with him, and he was prepared and a great listener and responded so kindly. She is going to be huge....

“In this industry, you really flourish if you DON’T protect yourself.” 😮 She’s spitting the truth in this interview. 🤌

I love how she’s so ‘normal’ off stage. Like she’s in her own merch and kinda did her makeup. That’s a whole vibe.

She’s my fav. Her songs feel like my mania and I have to be careful lol. I always wonder how she manages to be Chappell when the bipolar depression is present bc I know what that’s like and it’s so hard to put on the act or people have seen manic me and think that’s me all the time but there’s this completely opposite side of me and then they’re shocked or not accepting and upset because I have a hard time being consistently the same human-even medicated and in therapy. It’s so smart of her to see Chappell as drag for mental health boundary reasons too. Idk how long she’ll decide to do music but I thank the universe she’s sharing her gifts with us for now. There’s no one else even close to what she does on so many levels.

She totally saved him with a very sweet answer when he said "After Midnight" and "Kaleidoscope" were said to be about her journey finding herself....I wonder if he listened to the record beforehand 🤔

I have the biggest crush on Chappelle Roan omgggg. She's totally my type. Amazing music, and I love her energy!

I haven’t fallen so fast for an artist In a while ❤

Such an incredible voice, truly unique, but I especially love her honesty and realness. no DIVA here!

GOD SHE DESERVES ALLLLLL THE LOVE

She's beautiful. I hope she stays protecting herself, her creativity and her truth. I'm a new fan.

What a thoughtful, lovely person.

The comments here are kind of all over the place lol I want to stand up for Tom the interviewer. Americans might not know that Q is the eminent radio culture show and Tom is highly respected as a journalist and here in fact he is able to elicit so much authenticity and, introspection that she shares with us. I think it’s a great interview AND the whole topic of reappropriating drag was fascinating.