Chappell Roan Says She's Feeling Overwhelmed By the Speed of Her Career: 'I'm Having a Hard Time'
Chappell Roan tears up onstage at Raleigh concert:
“I just want to be honest with the crowd. I feel a little off today, because I think my career is going really fast and it’s hard to keep up. I’m just being honest, I’m having a hard time today.”
🎥: @holdinontostars pic.twitter.com/4qgoW8jUbD
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 13, 2024
Over the last few months, Chappell Roan's star has been rising. She drew large crowds for her Governors Ball set, her 2023 album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, recently re-entered the Billboard 200, climbing to a new peak of no. 12. Meanwhile three of her songs are currently charting on the Billboard Hot 100: “Good Luck, Babe!” at No. 26, “Red Wine Supernova” at No. 75 and “Hot to Go!” at No. 80.
But with success, comes some downsides. During her Midwest Princess Tour stop in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday (June 12), Roan had a candid moment with the crowd. “I just want to be honest with the crowd: I just feel a little off today,” she said between breaths. “I think my career is just kind of going really fast and it’s really hard to keep up. I’m just being honest … I’m having a hard time today.”
The singer assured her fans that she’s thrilled with the level of success she’s managed to achieve recently, but that she needs to adjust to the change. “I’m sorry … I’m not trying to give you, like, a lesser show, it’s just that there’s a lot going on,” she said. “Thank you for understanding. This is all I’ve ever wanted - it’s just heavy sometimes.”
Bonnaroo has moved Chappell Roan up from a tent to the main stage after she drew a huge crowd at Gov Ball. pic.twitter.com/Rkl4FuZl2p
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 13, 2024
Chappell Roan changed her TikTok profile picture to Kermit The Frog after being caught at Faye Webster’s Gov Ball set in her Statue of Liberty look. pic.twitter.com/JbE4atdT7L
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 11, 2024
when the camera zooms out and you realise the amount of fucking people doing the hot to go dance with chappell is actually so fucking crazy. her career has skyrocketed overnight and she deserves it so much. chappell roan you’ve made it pic.twitter.com/glSl06pceX
- sapphic chaos (@reneesohot) June 10, 2024
Chappell Roan earned her biggest streaming day of all-time on Spotify on June 11, with 11.45 million streams.
One year ago today, she was averaging under 140K daily streams (up 7,700%). pic.twitter.com/nxPQxehYzw
- chart data (@chartdata) June 12, 2024
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