She is just like us- Sort of

    Olivia Rodrigo: we all know her name, I am sure we have all heard our songs. At points, it felt as if we had grown up with her. She was a disney star when we were kids, writing break up songs as we all experienced our first heartbreaks, and went on her first tour as we all began college. Every major part of our lives felt as if in coincided with hers. For that reason, Olivia Rodrigo is almost just like us, but not quite. 

    Olivia grew up in Temecula, California, with a mother as a teacher and a father as a therapist. At age 5, Olivia began singing lessons, inspired from the love of music she had developed from her parents. She started playing piano at 9, and song writing at 10. Olivia didn't come from a family of child actors, just your typical family, and yet her parents had encouraged her, as it had been her dream. At 10 and 12, Rodrigo made her first two big bookings in a movie and TV show. At this point, Rodrigo had to leave her previous "typical life" to grow a bit into the star she would become. 

    Rodrigo since her first gig at age 10 has blown up into being an international star known across continents. However, she simply highlights her creative process to that of a brain dump. She says that once a day, in the morning, dumping every though in her brain into her journal has helped her creativity and word usage in her songs. Rodrigo also highlights "Big Magic" and "The Artist's Way" as developing herself as a creative. She says that they helped her to think without punishment, without fear of judgment, rather than overthinking and failing to make progress every time she attempts to write.

    Similar to Ringgold's book. Rodrigo highlights her culture as much of her initial motivation for getting her voice and art out there. 

    Olivia has put out two major albums thus far, Sour and Guts. The albums, coming about about 2 and a half years apart, show two different perspectives on love and romantic relationships. Her realness and genuinity in her art makes it so relatable to those of us who choose to listen. As she was experiencing different things when she wrote these albums, many of her fans were. She remains on the same page as many of her fans, and for that so many appreciate her creativity. 

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/olivia-rodrigo-artists-way-big-magic/ 

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