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Nighmoir. Who are you? My name is Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia Rodrigo. Welcome to Licorice Pizza Records.
Nardwuar interviews Olivia Rodrigo at Licorice Pizza Records, discussing her music, inspirations, collaborations, and personal stories.
Key Takeaways
- Olivia Rodrigo values authentic collaborations and draws inspiration from iconic musicians.
- Her early musical experiences shaped her career and artistic sensibility.
- She maintains a close relationship with her producer and creative team.
- Olivia appreciates unique and nostalgic music formats like cassettes and stylophones.
- The interview reveals her down-to-earth personality and love for California culture.
Summary
- Nardwuar welcomes Olivia Rodrigo to Licorice Pizza Records and presents her with a stylophone gift.
- Olivia discusses her admiration for Jack White and the White Stripes.
- She shares insights about her music videos, including the 'Drop Dead' video and working with Petra Collins.
- Olivia recounts early singing experiences and her love for artists like Alanis Morissette.
- She talks about performing with David Byrne and receiving a signed gift from him.
- Olivia highlights her collaboration with producer Dan Nigro and their songwriting process.
- Mentions of her early performances, including singing Carrie Underwood in a grocery store.
- Olivia reflects on personal anecdotes such as her pet snake and favorite snacks.
- The interview includes messages from other artists like Melissa Oft and Brian from Weezer.
- Olivia discusses her rise to fame with 'Driver's License' and memorable moments like listening to music in an In-N-Out parking lot.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction at Licorice Pizza Records
- 01:14Stylophone Gift and Music Demonstration
- 02:19Working with Petra Collins and Music Videos
- 03:36Early Music Experiences and Inspirations
- 04:58Performing with David Byrne and Gifts
- 06:13Producer Dan Nigro and Songwriting Process
- 07:45Messages from Other Artists
- 10:00Personal Stories and Rise to Fame
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Thank you. I've actually never been here. It's so cool on the inside. Oh, yeah. Look it. There's my record right there.
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There's you under new arrivals. Yeah. Brand new. It's fresh out the package. Love it. To welcome you to Licorice Pizza Records, I have a gift for you right off the bat. Uh, Rackour's stylophone.
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Wow, cool. I love that. Please open that. Could you please explain to Rackour the White Stripes?
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Oh, yes. Rackour is a band. Um, Jack White is in the band and I love Jack White.
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Do you have this already? No, I don't. This is crazy. Could you explain what's happening here?
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It's like a branded... If I could explain this. Wait, let me see. It's branded to Rock on Tours. You can turn it on and you can take it... You can take this pen out right here.
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Wow. And then you can actually play the piano. Wow. This is awesome. Got to put this in one of my songs now.
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That's what I was wondering. Can you do a little video song for Kate, your piano teacher?
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Oh my... Whoa. Oh my God. Uh, uh. Let's see. Um, uh. Oh, it's amazing.
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Yeah. Oh my God. You got the idea. No, for no, for it's for future reference because look, it's got an out in it as well.
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Oh, an MP3, a headphone jack. This is rad. So, you can actually have that because on a new record there's tons of great scents.
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So, you could have a stylophone and you can just throw this in your backpack too.
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Amazing. And it's a rac. They actually sold that. They have so much cool gear in their, like, the Third Man shop. It's so rad.
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A stylophone. Amazing. And a rac. But you have a cassette deck. Olivia Rodrigo cassette deck.
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Yeah. Yeah. Well, I filmed this music video for, um, Drop Dead, and in the music video, I have these little headphones, and it's like connected to this cassette deck that you never really see, but, um, that was sort of the concept of the
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video, and so we, so we made some. Yeah. I wonder if they have any here. Little cassettes.
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I love it. Yeah. Thank you, L. Thank you. Thank you, L Magazine. Oh, okay.
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Petra Collins. Oh, yes. I love Petra. But isn't that where you met her? I think that is where I met her. Yes. Um, I am such a fan of her work and that was our first time working together. I
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think I must have been like 17 or 18 and then she directed a bunch of my music videos after that. So yeah, I was curious in the Drop Dead video. Did you slip at all?
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Oh my gosh, I did slip a few times. You know what? I had ballet shoes on underneath my socks because there was like gravel and stuff and I was worried I was going to hurt my feet. So if you
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look really closely, you can see my little ballet shoes. Olivia Rodrigo, thank you, Mrs. Dustman.
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Oh my gosh. Yes, that's my first singing teacher. Yeah, that's where it all started.
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Yeah, it is where it all started. I loved singing when I was really young and I was such a diva about it. Yeah, the Journey Golf Club.
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Yeah. Yeah. Oh my God. Yeah. I think I sang Don't Stop Believing at a golf club.
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Olivia in a car at age 13 hearing Alanis. Oh yeah. I must have been 13 the first time I heard Jagged Little Pill and that totally changed my life. Like, she's incredible. Don't you just love that album? It's the best.
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Blue Bell cheese. You love making the statues. Baby Bell cheese. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That is my favorite thing ever. I love cheese. And that's kind of my favorite brand, but my friends always make fun of me for it because it's kind of gross, but I
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love it. But what were you making statues of? I was curious. Oh my God. I have no idea. Maybe just a little heart or something.
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And as a kid, you performed at a grocery store, some Carrie Underwood. Yes, I did. I performed a Carrie Underwood song at the opening of a Barons in Marietta, California. Um, my best show to date. Uh, and I don't even
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know if there's any videos of it. I wish that there was. And then in a grocery store parking lot, it all happened in Utah.
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Oh, yeah. What happened at a grocery store? You got a call. Oh my gosh. That at a grocery store and you, you know more about my life than I do. I got a call.
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Oh, you are Olivia Rodrigo. We have to know. Oh my God. What did the call say?
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It was something about driver's license. Oh, it gone to number one or something. Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. Yeah. That was a really crazy time when Driver's License came out. I just... It was such a whirlwind. I
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But it was in a parking lot and in an In-N-Out parking lot, you listen to the new album with Madison. Oh my gosh. Yes, I do. I love going to In-N-Out. Me and my friends love doing that and, um,
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listening to music and talking in the In-N-Out parking lot. It doesn't get better than that.
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Parking lots are important, aren't they? They really are. It's a very California LA thing, you know? It's part of our culture here.
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Olivia Rodrigo, burning down the house. House. Yes. Burning down the house. And I have a message for you right here.
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If you could grab this iPad right here from David Byrne. The David Byrne. And if we could open it up here. Yeah.
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Do you have any message for Olivia? Uh, I'm looking forward to her new record. I'm looking forward to your new record. Yes.
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But what's it like to tell Olivia about dancing? What did you say exactly to her?
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I just said, "Do you have time? Are you in town long enough? Do we have, can we book a rehearsal session and work out some stuff?" Yeah, she brought in, she brought in, I guess, a choreographer or
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someone who that she'd worked with and who suggested that Olivia learn some of my moves which she did.
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How epic. That's so sweet. I love him so much. He is so incredible. Performing Burning Down the House with him at Go Ball was a career highlight for sure.
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What about the coro he was talking about? It was kind of really... I mean, David Byrne is the king of coro and, uh, so when I found out we were going to perform that song together I was like,
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well, it would be remiss to not do a little dance move. I am no dancer by any means but, um, yeah, we had a lot of fun. He's a great guy.
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And you saw him at Coachella? Yeah, I did. I saw him at Coachella. It was incredible. I've seen him a few times since Go Ball and he just, he just gets better and better. He's awesome.
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And I have a gift for you from David Byrne right there. A signed... Oh my gosh. I was given this in Vancouver.
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David, what is it? A signed Making Sense 45. Oh my God, that's incredible. Wow. Oh my gosh. This is very valuable. I am going to cherish this.
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A David Byrne autograph. Wow. Wow. That's worth a lot of money. Oh my gosh. Look at that.
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And I was curious, Olivia, Dan Nigro. Yes. Your producer? Yes. What about him? He's a very interesting man. Well, he's powered by secret sandwiches.
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Secret sandwiches. Turkey sandwiches. Oh, yes. I love... There's one specific turkey sandwich that we get at a place that's right by his studio house, and I'm not going to tell anyone the name because I can't blow it up because if
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you go there at like 3 p.m., all the sandwiches are sold out. So, I have to go at noon to get this perfect sandwich. Um, and, uh, yeah, I love it.
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And he's very good at bridges, isn't he? He is. He's amazing at bridges. He's an amazing songwriter. And, um, yeah, we love crafting a little bridge together.
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Has he talked about the early D's like his early band As Tall as Lions?
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Yes. I don't know a ton about As Tall as Lions, but it's obviously a very important part of his musical history and, um, yeah, great songs.
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Another person I have another clip for you that you want to grab. Right here we have Melissa Oft. Olivia is so proud of you. She... I relate to Olivia's sensibility and songwriting the most. I feel like she's the most naturally
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extended songwriter from our '90s aesthetic. And I'm just so proud of her. She's a Pisces like me. She's a Pisces, which I told my daughter who doesn't also believe in that thing. She doesn't believe in the '90s and doesn't believe
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in Pisces. And I'm like, Olivia...
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We should be friends. Yeah, I am a Pisces who loves the 90s. That's perfect. Oh my gosh. Wow. This is like you're giving me a tour of like all of the coolest musicians. How did you acquire this? This is rad.
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Well, you are Olivia Rogo. We have to acquire some. But you saw Melissa and her daughter backstage.
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I met them. I forget what show we were at in New York. Oh, in New York. Yeah. And she was so wonderful and so cool and obviously is just a legend and her daughter was so sweet. So, I'm I'm always so touched
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when people come to my shows. I think David came to a show in New York, too.
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And it's just like I don't know, as an artist having looking out into the crowd and seeing an artist that you admire is like just the coolest thing ever. Yeah.
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And I have a gift for you. This is Melissa Ofire's book. Oh my gosh. I've actually been dying to read this.
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And check it out. Open. It's addressed to you. Oh my gosh. What does it say right there?
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Dearest Olivia R. You are the future. Wow. Oh my gosh. This is Melissa's new book.
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Yeah. I I I love her so much. I feel like she did the like a she released like a playlist of all of her favorite like songs from the '90s and I listened to it the other day and it's so rad.
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She's so cool. Wow, I have so many gifts. Look at Look what you got me. All these signed things. I'm just like I'm I'm loaded.
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Is there a wall to put them on at your house? Yes. Oh gosh, yes, there is a wall. I have a big big vinyl wall. I I I just moved into a new house and I was very uh
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adamant that there was a nice sound system and a nice little turntable. So, I have a pink turntable and then shelves where I put up um my like signed vinyls.
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I have some Robert Smith signed vinyls. I have Talking Heads signed vinyl. Now I have a David Burn one, too. Um, so yeah, lots of good stuff.
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Olivia Rodrigo, quote, "But it's me who's been making the bed." Making a bit. And I have a gift for you from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from the '9s. An allgirl band called Cub.
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Wow. Oh, this is a cool uh album cover, too. I've never heard of them.
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And they have a song called Your Bed. Your Bed. Check it. It's the anniversary issue on Eco Blue Vinyl. Eco Blue Vinyl.
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Where did you acquire this? Well, you were Olivia Or. We have to get stuff.
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I love it. Oh, cute. Okay, I'm going to go home and listen to it. It'll go right up on my shelf.
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Like, there are so many great all women bands from the '9s. And I want to give you another gift right here. This book, Cinderella's Big School.
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Oh my gosh. Women of the the Punk and Indie Underground. Wow. So cool. Patty Smith, Exen Cervanka. I love Exca, Poison Ivy, Susie Sue, The Slits. Wow.
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Awesome. I love it. I can't wait to read. So, Cub were part of that as well. So, I thought, you know, there'll be good connection.
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You're giving me an education. You're giving me gifts. This is the greatest. Well, it doesn't stop there. You're in Los Angeles, so I thought I'd give you some Linda Linda.
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I love the Linda Lindas. It's so crazy how young they are, though. It really freaks me out. They are so talented and and uh yeah, we can see about the Linda Lindas.
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Um I love them. I think that they're so cool. They're from like Long Beach, aren't they? Or something like that.
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Los Angeles. So sick. Oh my god. Great. I'm putting this one on my wall, too.
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So, another gift for Olivia. Yes. I'm I'm so gifted. You've given me so many gifts. I love it.
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Rod re go go. Oh, I was like Rod Stewart. Okay. I I was like, I don't know where this is going.
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For your new LP, you had a lot of karaoke parties. I saw one of them, a Drop Dead karaoke party.
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Yeah, that was fun. And it was so energetic. Who was there? The one I saw, I saw a clip of people were so energetic.
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Yeah. Some of my friends and people on my team. It was a great thing. I'm half Filipino and Filipino people, we love karaoke. So, I thought that I should do a little karaoke party.
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On your birthday party when you were like five, that's when we started doing karaoke that year.
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Sure. I didn't even put two and two together. Yeah, I I don't even think it was karaoke. I think it was performance themed. So, I like had my cousin bring amps and like microphone setups and it was like performing night. So, I like
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made everyone sit and watch me perform. It should have been an indicator of what I was going to do in my later life.
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What song? Oh my gosh. Probably some Jonas Brothers song. Like, or I was really into Carrie Underwood, too, at the time. That was like one of my first concerts as a child. quote, "We're so good at comebacks, there ain't nobody
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GREATER." THE COMEBACK SONG. THE COMEBACK SONG. If you pull out a vinyl of the comeback song, I'm like, "That I'm going to lose my mind." Um, yeah, the comeback song was a song uh off of the first episode, I believe, of
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my uh the Disney show that I was in called Bizard Vark. And you know what?
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It kind of holds up. It's kind of funny to this day. Kind of like it.
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And actually, I was going to ask you about that. What exactly is going on there? An appearance by OLIVIA RODRIGO.
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OH, WOW. This is taking me right back. Wow. The body keeps the scar off.
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Meet the uh Disney stars. Wow. Where was I? Texas. Wow. That is so insane. Um Oh my god.
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Wow. I have no recollection of doing this. I must have totally blocked it out. But this is a relic. This is really a relic.
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But I was wondering like no recollection like you did Beauty Con, VidCon. You don't remember playing them all at all?
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I did. I play I think I might have just done like a like a a meet and greet, which is even kind of weirder. I don't know. Maybe I should have And a penny zoo, too.
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It was a petting zoo, carnival games, and meet Olivia Rodrigo. You know, those were the days. Crazy.
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And I was curious. Paige and Frankie, that was the pilot, right? Yes. Paige and Frankie. That was the pilot who we mentioned earlier. Madison.
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Yes. My best friend Madison. Yes. And I have a gift actually for Madison. Oh my god. How did you know this? This is like her favorite. She loves St.
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Vincent. Oh, you are Olivia Rodrigo. We have to know. Yes. Wow. And and David Burn and David Burn together.
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Two of my homies. I love it. Now, what can you say about Madison? She listened to a bit of the LP, but also she had her glasses caught in like Michelle Obama's hair.
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Oh, yes, she did. I have I totally forgot about that story. We went to the White House when we were 13 or something and we did some PSA with Michelle Obama and she gave Michelle Obama a hug and
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and she's wearing glasses and they got caught in her hair and it's a very memorable story. I we were we were dying when it happened.
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And aside from listening to new LP, she also scares you. Like she scares you with ghost stories when you were younger.
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Gosh. Yeah. She freaks me out so much. One time she when we were young, she's like basically my older sister, even though she's not really that much older than me, but she would convince me that she had become possessed and I would get
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really afraid and she would she would like come at me and be like, "I'm going to haunt you or something like that." And I was really gullible and what really freaked me out. But now we're over it. Now we're besties.
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And that's a gift for her. That's so nice. She will be from 2012. She will be very touched. This is a great record. Love it. Wow. I'm stacking them up over here. Wow. Olivia Rodrigo, 41221 Margarita Road.21.
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Okay. Well, that's in Tmacula. Margarita Road. Oh my god. I don't even know. Is that like where my parents used to live or something like that? I'm scared.
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NO, THE MACARONI GRILL. Oh my god. The Macaroni Grill. Macaroni Girl is my favorite restaurant as a kid.
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Um, and to this day, one of my favorite questions to ask people at a dinner party is what their death row meal is.
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Like what's the if they could only have one last meal in their life, what would they have? And my answer is the macaroni and cheese for macaroni grill because it was what I would get every year for my
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birthday when I was a kid. So, it's really it's not really that good, but it's, you know, it's the uh the emotional quality that it has.
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Other places in Tmacula, the Regal Edwards Theater. Yeah, the Regal Edwards Theater. I saw a few movies there in my day. It's a good mall. The Tmacula Mall is really fun.
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Yeah. What movies? What movies did I see? Oh my god. I don't even remember. What movies were were playing in like 2012?
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Well, what do you think of that? Duck Pond Park. Oh my god. Yeah, I loved the duck pond.
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Oh, that's so sweet. I used to go with my grandpa all the time and they would feed the duck's bread. I don't I That's so funny. You must have like asked a member of my family for that tidbit.
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That's crazy. Oh, you're Olivia Rodrigo. We have to know. I love it. bringing back bringing back fond memories.
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Now, you're talking about your family being a Filipino. Yeah. Mhm. And I was wondering and I have a gift for you. A record from the Philippines.
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Wow. This is cool. This is awesome. Manila Thriller. And you have played in Manila, haven't you?
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Oh, wow. I have what? You've played there in Manila? Yes, I have played in Manila. I thought you meant in this bathroom. I was like, I don't think I have.
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Baboom. Yeah. This is so rad. What a dope album cover. Have you known people that have played in bathrooms?
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Yeah, maybe. I mean, I guess has good acoustics. This this this little shower room. I'm sure your voice would sound great. So, you never know.
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So, that's a gift for you and maybe your dad and your family, please. From the Philippines.
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Maybe I'll play this at our next Thanksgiving or something like that. Love it. So cool. Thank you.
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No problem. And winding up here, Olivia. Laala Palooa. Laala Palooa. Got to love it. I love La Palooa.
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And I have a gift for you. An original 1994 Zen magazine from Program Guide from Laal Palooa.
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Oh my god. Wow. Smashing pumpkins. This is amazing. And you can look at the lineup that was playing at the Laal Palooa. This is Yeah, this is an original Zen program guy. This is so cool. The Breeders Nick Cave,
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Beasty Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day. Oh my god, it's stacked. Wait, I would have loved to attend this. This is perfect. So that's an original from 1994. Laal Laala Palooa fanzene.
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Wow. Oh my gosh. But you played Laala Palooa with Weezer. I did. Yeah. That was so much fun. I love Weezer so much. I think it was my first concert when I was very young and so it was very full circle to get to
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perform with them and they're so awesome. Well, the other day I was at Mike Vague Records in Long Beach and I ran into Brian Bell of Weezer.
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Oh, amazing. and he has a MESSAGE FOR YOU RIGHT HERE. Hi Olivia. Uh this is Brian from Weezer.
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It's been a long time since Laala Palooa Chicago when you you invited us to play with you. I got the record and and thoroughly enjoy it. I I cherish it actually. But what I cherish more is the gift that you gave us of the pickle ball
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set and the handwritten thank you note and I thought that was so classy and a you're just wonderful.
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Sweet. Oh, that's so nice. Yeah, we I I got to play pickle ball with Rivers.
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Rivers is very into pickle ball. He's amazing at pickle ball. It's kind of insane. And um that was a really really fun time in Chicago. We just And you gave him a set afterwards.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I autographed. Yeah. For the wall. For the wall. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um it was super fun though. They're they're really great guys and sound amazing and obviously have made some of the best records ever. So,
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and I was also curious. I have actually interviewed you before, believe it or not, in 2021.
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LOOK AT THAT'S US. WOW. Throwback pick. That's so funny. That's actually Jeban and Monique.
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Yeah. Wow. Wow. They did a pretty good job. Like, that's amazing, isn't it? Here we are.
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Spinning image. What do you think? That's amazing, isn't it? Like I me interviewing you.
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Really great. Wow. Perfect. They executed it flawlessly. And also we're at Licorice Pizza on the wall.
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Yeah. Wow. That's all Kismmet. Love it. And I think Kith Roy also DM'd you about me.
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Yes, he did. I love him. He's amazing. Did you you guys did an interview, right?
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Yes, I talked to him. But that was so nice of HIM TO DO THAT.
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OH, YEAH. He's very nice. I was like, can you possibly DM and tell her about me? AND HE DID IT.
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IT HAPPENED. It all worked out. Look at us now. Thank you, Kid Loy. Yay.
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And also, I was curious, Kobe, rest in peace, reposted you. Oh my gosh. Yeah, one of the best days of my life as a child is I um was walking around Disneyland with my friends and we ran into Kobe Bryant and
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he was a fan of the Disney show that we were on and he was so lovely. Couldn't have been lovelier and uh I I think that was the most star struck I've ever been in my life.
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Did you get any free passes from Disney? I did. Oh, that was the best part about working for Disney is you could go to Disneyland and they would give you a guide for free. Oh, it was amazing.
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Great times. Well, I thought just in case they didn't give you free passes, I would give you a gift right here from 1952.
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Walt Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice. Oh my god. So beautiful. Wait, is this a at 78? Check it out. If you could pull it out right there.
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Honestly, we were really inspired by like old Disney records in in some of the songs in like Check it out. Gatefold. It's a 78 RPM.
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Oh my goodness. You can pull out right there. I was so scared to bring it that it might break, you know. I know. It's so fragile. Wow. The little clown on it. This is insane. You have just You're pulling just some crazy
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stuff. Well, you have a cassette player, so I was saying our 78 RPM. Could this be next for you? A 78 Olivia record.
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Okay, maybe it is. I'm going to venture out. Look at this. Oh, it's just so cool. And the colors are so bright. Oh, amazing. I can't wait to listen.
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I thought maybe a wall hanger just for a wall hanger at least, cuz it looks pretty cool. I thought it's beautiful.
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It's like perfectly preserved as well. I think it's so cool. Begged with wise blood.
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Oh yeah, we sang it together on SNL. She is incredible. I love her music so much.
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I'm in a drama to stands. She's awesome. How did you discover her? Um, you know what? I actually think I saw that beautiful album cover for Underwater and I was like, this is the most artful, beautiful thing ever. And
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so I just like listened to the record and obviously fell in love. And she's she's incredible. She's she's a real generational talent. Who's in your band these days when I see clips?
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Yeah. Um, Jord's playing drums, Ariana's playing guitar, Daisy's playing guitar, um, Camila's playing the keys, uh, Moa's playing bass. They've been playing with me for a really long time since tour.
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So, I'm I'm very lucky to be surrounded with great girls. Doll Cutter. Doll Cutter.
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Cameron. Yes. Wait, what's Oh my god, that Yeah, my cousin. I was like, what's going on?
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That's incredible. Yeah. How did you find that? That's why Oh, you or Olivia Rodrigo. WE HAVE TO KNOW.
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YEAH, that's Wow. That's my cousin's band. Yeah. Give it a listen. It runs in THE FAMILY.
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YEAH, IT DOES. HE'S actually me and him. I think we're the only musicians in the family, but uh you know, holding down the fort.
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Stripes the snake. Oh, yeah. That was my pet when I was younger. But I I kind of think it's a little sad. I never had any dogs, never had any cats. I just had a a snake. And I remember going to the pet store and
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we'd have to feed it. And so they'd put little mice in a paper bag and I'd have to hold it all the way home. kind of kind of sad for thrifting. Like do you do any thrifting in Tmacula?
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Yeah, I do like at Angel View, Savers, Salvation Army. Salvation Army, I did a lot of thrifting. Um, Savers is good, but I feel like in California, Savers maybe isn't more the vibe going thrifting in like the Midwest is where it's at, I
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find. Do you like going to places and finding yourself or do you like to be curated?
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You know, a lot of thrift shops are curated. I like things that are curated, but I don't like it when they integrate like new clothes in with the old clothes. I feel like that's trickery a little bit, you know?
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Olivia Rodrigo, what's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? I have no idea. Olivia Rodrigo, you know all the words, too.
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Just like heaven. And I have a gift for you. A framed issue of the Scorter magazine from 1984.
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William Jan's picture with Robert Smith on the cover. The cure crash shindig deja voodoo.
Speaker A
Yeah. So you could read about them as well. That's incredible. Wait, I love this. I love this so much.
Speaker A
So this happened in Vancouver, Canada, where I'm from in 1984 and it documents a crazy instore that the cure had there at Odyssey Imports where they did an in store. Has Robert told you anything about Cure Mania or the crazy instores
Speaker A
that they did in the 80s? Like an instore like visiting like like an event, you know, a signing.
Speaker A
He is the most like humble person ever. He would never talk about how much people adore him, but it's obviously palpable in everything that he does. He is so kind and and wonderful and humble.
Speaker A
But um yeah, I'm sure I'm sure being Robert Smith in 1984 is a really wild experience.
Speaker A
Yeah. And you can read all about that. I guess if you open the frame, be careful that you don't cut yourself. But I thought it from But also, you know, this could also be for your dad.
Speaker A
He really has seen 30 times. I'm keeping it. I'm keeping it for myself. My dad doesn't get I'm going to hang it on my wall. He couldn't come over and look at it. This is rad.
Speaker A
Yeah, we got a hanger, too. Yeah. Perfect. Thank you. You think of everything. But he's seen the cure 30 times.
Speaker A
What he says? Maybe he's being hyperbolic, but I don't think he is. Yeah. So, here we are lastly at Licorice Pizza Records. Are you looking for anything?
Speaker A
Oh my gosh, that's a great question. Let's see what there is. I mean, I love that Lily Allen album right in front.
Speaker A
Is there anything you want to pick up? You know what? I've been listening to a lot I've been listening to a lot of PJ Harvey lately. Do you have any?
Speaker A
Oo, we don't right now. No, probably cuz it's cuz it's just too in demand. It fly off the shelves.
Speaker A
Let's go to the new arrivals section. Oh. Oh, look at this. How convenient is that? Look at this album. This is what I'll be picking up and taking home with me today.
Speaker A
Oh, and you'll be buying a few copies. There's so many here. Oh my god, it's amazing. I love it. Yeah, there I am. I actually like it's so funny. I've never seen this in the wild before. This is
Speaker A
rad. And you're still holding ON TO THIS MAGAZINE. I'M NOT LETTING IT GO. I love this picture. It's so quick. It's so cute.
Speaker A
But is there anything else if you just take a quick look here are looking for?
Speaker A
Oh, this is great. Ladies of the canyon. It's a vibe. Trying to think. You got You gave me so many gifts. I feel like I couldn't even No, feel free. If there if you see something, go ahead and take it. Oh, I
Speaker A
love Tom Petty these days. I'm I'm getting really into Tom Petty. Oh, so good. I love this album. Oh, this is a thick one. Desire, I want to turn into you.
Speaker A
Yeah, maybe tell the people a bit about this. Yeah. Um, this is Caroline Poach record.
Speaker A
Desire, I want to turn into you. Let's see the track listing. Oh, the track listing isn't on here, but it's so good.
Speaker A
I love Bunny as a Rider. Obviously, so hot you're hurting my feelings. Wait, is that that might be on Pang. Um, but yeah, this is a great one.
Speaker A
And great packaging, too. That's super great art direction. Really, really amazing. She's got her little sunburn going on and those those uh headphones. I want Did you want to pick that up?
Speaker A
Sure. Oh my god. I'm leaving today with so many things. This is great. Oh wow. I I really like this album. Why?
Speaker A
Frankie's pig. Frankie's pigs. Oh, perfect. Well, me and Frankie get along. Oh, what's this? Please explain.
Speaker A
Oh, I mean this is obviously amazing and uh Kate Bush is having such like a a resurgence right now, which is amazing.
Speaker A
But do you already have that? I don't think I do. I should. I I love this record so much. Hounds of Love. So good. That those drums at the beginning, insane. Um, oh, I really like this record, too. I really love Regina
Speaker A
Spectre. Fidelity. Samson. Oh, Samson is one of my favorite songs. Uh, I used to like listen to her a lot when I was learning how to play the piano, and I would I would try to play her songs.
Speaker A
She's really great. How did that go? Were they complicated? Um, they're they're a little comp they're they're perfect for me to like try to learn and to aspire to be Martina Spectre, you know? So, uh, I love it.
Speaker A
And she has some really great music videos, too. Love her. I love that girl.
Speaker A
Okay, let's see what what else is going on here. Thanks again for taking the time cuz I realized today is today, isn't it?
Speaker A
Yeah, today is the day that my album came out and there's no place I'd rather be. Really?
Speaker A
How busy is today? Today's pretty busy, but this is a highlight. I'm getting gifts. I'm getting messages from acclaimed musicians. So, it it's just it's it's pretty good.
Speaker A
Oh, I'm so glad you're happy. I'm very happy. Oh my god. Wait, actually, this is something maybe I never said. I don't think you could research it. I wonder if it's here, but my mom was actually named after a
Speaker A
Barbara Streryand song. My mom's name is Jennifer Rebecca. And there's a song on one of Barbara Stryand's album that's called Jenny Rebecca. And and it was what she was named after. I wonder if they have it here. That would be cool.
Speaker A
Let's see. I forget what album it is, though. We can look after if we want.
Speaker A
We'll look after. We'll look after. That's amazing. Isn't that cool? I I love that little factoid.
Speaker A
Anything else to add, Olivia Rodrigo? Thank you for having me. My new album, You See Pretty Sad for Girl So in Love, is out now. You should give it a listen.
Speaker A
Give it a spin. Why should people care about Olivia Rodrigo? Why should people care?
Speaker A
It's a question I ask myself often. Um, I don't know. I uh I just try my best and I love music, so you know, do with that info what you wish.
Speaker A
Well, thanks much Olivia. Keep on rocking in a free world and do do I don't know. What am I supposed to say?
Speaker A
AND DO I was so scared. I was like, is this a lyric that I'm supposed to know?
Speaker A
Thank you. Oh my god, he's frozen. Never mind. Never right. Not right. Never mind.
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