MADISON BEER ON NEW ALBUM: 'I WANTED TO SHOW THE MORE VULNERABLE SIDE OF MYSELF'

The American artist’s 17-track record ‘Life Support’ released at the end of February

- DAVID BRITTO

At just 21, Madison Beer has achieved plenty. The American artist burst on the scene a decade ago and has gone from posting covers on YouTube to releasing her seven-track debut EP As She Pleases in 2018 and is now out with her glittering debut full-length album, the 17-track ‘Life Support.’ In this exclusive interview with Rolling Stone India, Beer talks about the making of her latest record, connecting with her listeners, coming to India and more.

It’s been three years since your debut EP As She Pleases came out. What I want to know is what you learned from that experience of releasing that record as well as what you’ve been up to since it released and before work on Life Support began?

As She Pleases was the first time I really bet on myself and pursued a body of work that felt true to who I am. I was an independent artist at the time – I had moved on from my first record label – and there were times when I struggled with feeling like people had given up on me. Ultimately, I think that experience helped me to evolve and realize that I should never compromise on my artistic vision. I took a lot of what I learned during that EP process into working on Life Support.

When did you start assembling and putting the songs together for Life Support and what was that process like?