Olivia Rodrigo Opens Up About ‘GUTS’ Pressure & Finding Joy on ‘Sad’ New Album at Grammy Museum

Olivia Rodrigo has been quite the busy honeybee lately.

Fresh off the buzz of her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival, the pop star headed to the Grammy Museum on Tuesday night (Sept.

1) for a conversation with filmmaker Cameron Crowe celebrating Olivia Rodrigo: “the cure” Unraveled , a new exhibit inspired by the tactile, handmade universe of her “the cure” music video.

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1 NAACP Image Awards Adds 10 New African Categories for 2027 Rodrigo spoke about the process behind the song and its music video’s cinematic details, but she also didn’t hesitate to dive right in to the behind-the-scenes process of her other songs and previous albums as well.

Specifically, she touched on the pressure she dealt with surrounding her sophomore studio album GUTS , and why she learned to embrace joy — and imperfection — in her songwriting on You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love .

Rodrigo’s first two albums set a high bar for the singer/songwriter, with both 2021’s SOUR and 2023’s GUTS debuting at No.

1 on the Billboard 200 .

Her latest LP, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love , continued that streak, becoming her third consecutive chart-topper when it debuted atop the tally in June.

But while reflecting on the making of GUTS , Rodrigo admitted that following the massive success of her debut came with its share of challenges.

“My second record, there was so much pressure,” she told Crowe.

“There was so much anxiety, there were voices in my head.” The experience stood in contrast to making You Seem Pretty Sad , which Rodrigo said allowed her to reconnect with the joy that first drew her to songwriting.

“I just had so much fun making this record,” she said.

“Music is so joyful for me.