Interview and Photos By: Joshua Guerra
How is ACL treating you so far?
It's very hot and everyone is nice and it's been great so far. I've only been here for a few hours.
Your set was early on, so how was the reaction with the fans?
It was amazing. I think festivals are like the weirdest rush ever, and I love my band, love my dancers. It's just a very fun time.
Are there any artists you're excited to see?
I think we have to leave like right after this, which kind of sucks, but if I could, I would watch Tyler, The Creator. He's like on the same stage as me I think.
You're only 18 years old and already gained so much success through social media, Tik Tok. So how has all of that felt like at a very young age?
I mean, sometimes I feel like it's hard to wrap my head around what's even happening. Honestly, I'm just really grateful because I never really thought that my own diary, feelings would relate to so many people and they would initiate it. So it's really cool and I honestly just feel like everything feels surreal.
Are you working on a full album?
Yes, I'm writing my debut album right now, which I'm terrified for and also super excited. The next song I'm releasing is very sad and it's based on a true story and I feel like I just went through like a really weird stage in my life with a lot of different emotions and I wrote everything about I
What else can fans expect from the album?
They can expect to cry. They can expect to feel a lot of anger and honestly, there is like a few like really fun dance pieces that we can jump to on tour.
So how have you felt that social media has helped you, like, grow your career
I feel like social media is like such a weird beast. It's the only way you can connect to your fans like that closely and so obviously I am super grateful that many people have connected with me. But it's also like finding the line of you know, what social media is and what real life is, and not getting lost in comparisons of it. Insanely hot on your mental health cause you are like trying to juggle this. I'm trying to build a career while I'm, you know your face is everywhere online and it's a weird thing to go through.
How excited are you about your tour to start pretty soon?
Well, we got a few festivals left. I'm doing Jingle Ball in December and then I've got like 3 tours next year, then opening for Shawn in the next summer.
Is there any specific country or city you're excited to visit?
I'm really excited for Paris. I went when I was like 2, but I don't remember anything so I'm just very excited to go back and eat some crescents.