Chappell Roan is by far THE revelation of this year 2024: the young artist (whose first album was released last September) is chaining hits – from HOT TO GO! to the already cult Good Look, Babe!the American singer-songwriter has had some successes… to the point of topping the charts Billboard. As proof of her success, Chappell Roan even performed in front of the densest crowd in the history of Lollapalooza Chicago a few weeks ago. When Adele isn’t complimenting her on stage, it’s Rihanna who follows her on social media. In short, Chappell Roan is on the rise and, sometimes, success has its excesses. Recently, the singer spoke out about her fans who are sometimes too extreme.
On Tik Tok, Roan spoke out on August 19, denouncing the “ harassment “ of which she is sometimes a victim: “Answer my questions for a second,” she says in a clip broadcast in two parts: “ If you see a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you walk up to a random woman and say, “Can I take a picture with you?” And she’s like, “No, what the hell?” And then get mad at this random lady? Would you be offended if she refused to give you time because she has her own time? Would you stalk her family? Follow her everywhere? Try to dissect her life and bully her online? This is a woman you don’t know, and she doesn’t know you at all.
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“That doesn’t mean it’s OK.”
So, she continues : “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, etc. is a normal thing for people who are famous or somewhat famous. […] I don’t care that this type of crazy behavior goes hand in hand with the job, the career field I’ve chosen. That doesn’t make it OK. That doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it, that I like it. I don’t want what you think you have the right to expect every time you see a celebrity.”.
It must be said that the artist’s rise was meteoric: in just a few months, Chappell Roan has performed at prestigious venues (including Coachella), breaking more and more records. Invited by Drew Afualo for the podcast The Comment Section, she had already mentioned this aspect of fame: “People started acting weird – they follow me and know where my parents live and where my sister works. All this weird stuff,” she explained. “I’ve put the brakes on, honestly, anything that would make me more famous. It’s kind of like a forest fire right now. I’m not trying to do a bunch of things.”
On the contrary, the singer of Red Wine Supernova does not fail to recognize the good sides of this budding celebrity – like the recognition of artists she admires, for example.
