Olivia Rodrigo Says She Gets Depressed When Shes Not Writing Songs

"I'm just writing songs to process what's going on, whether in my personal life or in my perception of the world," said Rodrigo in a new interview

In a new interview with Variety, the 20-year-old Grammy winner opened up about the creation of her sophomore album Guts and revealed she feels "depressed" when she's not writing songs daily.

"The experience [of writing Guts] tested my confidence and patience," Rodrigo told the outlet. "It taught me some important lessons about songwriting in terms of focusing on your craft rather than just waiting for inspiration to strike."

The pop star released Guts in September, and the record has already spawned two top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Vampire" and "Bad Idea Right?" But in order to produce such impactful music, according to Rodrigo, you have to do it for yourself and no one else.

"It taught me about the mindset that is most conducive to writing: You can never sit down at the piano and try to write something that everyone will like; that always results in a really bad song. It taught me that I write songs that I want to hear," she added of Guts.

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