That student was Maggie Rogers, and the song that so visibly moved Pharrell was"Alaska.
…That’s a drug for me."
Here’s everything you should know about Maggie Rogers.
“It was really weird.
I felt like I was showing my homework,” Rogers revealed.
I pretty much picked a spot on the floor and stared at it."
“I have [the visuals],” Rogersreplies.
“I’m excited.
I’m synesthetic, so, colors… they’re there.”
“Well, those were like some awesome colors.”
He then revealed that he, too, is synesthetic.
“She and I have a unique friendship,” Mendes explained toRefinery 29.
“When I booked Riverdale, it was right when that Pharrell video went viral.
So, how did it all come together in such a short amount of time?
She stopped the conversation, began drumming her hands on her Levi’s 501 jeans.
Then, Doug started another track, and Rogers began snapping.
“And I hope that will always come through.”
“I was definitely bored.
But in the best way.
It forces you to create your own fun,” Rogers toldEW.
According to Rogers herself, her lyrics are taken from her life and experiences, pretty much verbatim.
And I knew that I had a couple years to cover.
So, I started where I left off in Alaska.
I was walking in this place.”
Art may imitate life, but life inspires art at least where Rogers is concerned.
Lorde isn’t alone in her adoration of Rogers.
They were my favorite band forever.
Somehow, we have a feeling your favorite artists are fangirling just as hard over you, Maggie.
And if they aren’t yet, they will be soon.
Fortunately, Rogers is as business savvy as she is artistically inclined.
It happened so out of my control," Rogers revealed toBillboard.
“Usually you get to take a second and say, ‘This is who I am.'”
One fan commented on her debutSaturday Night Liveperformance, “I just LOVE her dancing.
…I’d rather see someone dancing and performing their music with their whole body than lip synching.”
So don’t be scared to bust that move.
It’s 100% Maggie Rogers approved.
