Reflecting on her songwriting evolution, Rodrigo discussed moving past the signature heartbreak of her earlier work. “I set out making this record wanting it to be about romantic love in more of a positive sense because I think my last two albums are notoriously very heartbroken and angsty,” she explained. However, the creative process naturally shifted, leading to a more nuanced collection. “I injected a lot of it with some sadness and some melancholy and fear,” Rodrigo revealed. “I think I realised that that’s something that all my favorite love songs had, was like a little bit of like sadness that really grounded it in something real… I think being in a relationship and being like, everything’s so awesome, this guy’s so great but I think real life is always a little more complicated.”
Beyond the recording studio, the singer expressed a massive fondness for the United Kingdom, specifically highlighting her favorite culinary discovery. “You know what I’m really obsessed with that’s British is the soldiers,” she confessed. “You guys have a jammy egg and then you cut up the toast and then you just sit in the egg… Yeah, I love that.” She admitted the meal helps keep her mood stable, adding, “If I don’t eat breakfast come noon I’ll be like really hangry.”
The interview also touched on her leisure time, prompting Rodrigo to enthusiastically share her ultimate party anthems. “My favorite karaoke song? I really love Dancing Queen by ABBA. Get on the table. That’s awesome,” she joked. “If I’m ever out anywhere and they start playing ABBA I’m like running through the walls to get to the dance floor. Like that’s the dream.”
