MusicianPhoebe Bridgershas undergone a stunning transformation.
Truly, she’s one of the reasons to be excited about the future of music.
Read on to learn all about her transformation from an angsty kid to an alternative icon.
“Phoebe loved it,” her mother revealed in an interview withFader.
“She would just stare at the piano, listening and totally mesmerized.”
Clearly, the seeds were planted at an early age in that fine arts building.
“I don’t remember making a decision about music,” Bridgers recalled.
“I just always knew it was what I was going to do.”
When she was 13 years old, Carla Azar of Autolux introduced Bridgers to his work.
In addition to her musical development, Bridgers also experimented with her gender and sexual identity in high school.
Bridgers eventually came out as bisexual, too.
Bridgers' father was reportedly abusive “textbook domestic violence,” as she describes it.
“I think that’s why she drove me to concerts and went out of her way.”
“But it was so nice that it washappening.
My brother and I were just so relieved.”
Bridgers is still in touch with her father after all these years later, though their relationship is strained.
“I just wish she was more prolific.
“But now we understand why she was blocked.”
After hearing one of Bridgers' songs, Adams was immediately fascinated.
He also called her “the next Bob Dylan” quite the compliment!
Adams also helped Bridgers produce her first EP,Killer, and released it on his record label.
Our girl was on her way up!
That’s when she buckled down and started working on her 2017 debut album,Stranger in the Alps.
“There’s no advice you could give anybody to have that same experience.”
She added that she felt extremely lucky to be in such a privileged position.
No wonder makingStranger in the Alpswas, indeed, a “magical experience.”
Additionally, Bridgers branched out from her solo project and started several other groups, releasing music with them.
That’s seriously impressive for anyone, especially someone who’s so young!
“There was a mythology around him,” she explained in a 2019 interview withThe New York Times.
“It seemed like he had the power to propel people forward.”
“I came upstairs and he was completely nude.”
And that was the end of that.
That’s something she credits to her musical collaborators.
“If I had not had those two bands, my record would have sounded totally different.”
“I didn’t realize how much I relied on people screaming at me every night.
It’s just super-weird.”
“I’m also super-grateful that I did anything, that I released this album,” she continued.
“I feel like I don’t exist unless I make stuff and get to talk about it.”
Oh, 2020, we all even music superstars look back on you with such fond memories.
HerInstagramfeed and herTwitterpage are peppered with fun memes, off-the-cuff reflections, candid observations, and revealing snaps.
And for Bridgers, like music, it all comes about super naturally.
“I basically tweet out of my a**,” she admitted in a chat withNME.
“I’ve barely finished a thought and I’ll tweet it.”
Fortunately, she didn’t listen, even though looking back she does cringe a bit.
“I realized there’s nothing worse than someone who seems like they’re not being themselves.”
We couldn’t agree more.
“It’s such an insane f**king double standard,” she continued.
Every white boy who is mediocre is an industry plant by that standard.”
That combined with her artistic success and commitment to therapy and fierce independence has helped Bridgers find her bliss.
“I’m better at acting out the things that make me happy now.”
Additionally, Bridgers doesn’t need to look outside of herself for validation.
“I wanted someone to tell me how to be,” she continued.
“I certainly am f**king over that.”
“I definitely feel a lot less apologetic now,” she toldNME.
“But it’s also not just about me being self-conscious I think my music is better now.”
We love to hear it.
