Overview
- In the piece, she calls pop stardom very fun with perks from parties to free gifts, yet acknowledges it can feel stupid or embarrassing.
- She describes the job’s contradictions, from godlike highs onstage to long stretches in liminal spaces like airport lounges, green rooms and tour buses that make her feel commodified.
- She pushes back on demands for total honesty and moral purity from artists, endorsing fantasy, hedonism and anti‑establishment personas and linking to a Lou Reed interview to underscore her view of performance.
- She stresses she does not view herself purely as a pop star, preferring to identify as a creative or artist, and is using Substack as a direct outlet for her voice.
- The essay lands as she promotes film work, including A24’s The Moment with a new trailer out, alongside a busy slate that features an Emerald Fennell Wuthering Heights soundtrack due February 11.