Olivia Rodrigo Says It Was 'Cathartic' to Write About Her High School Heartbreak on 'Drivers License'

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Olivia Rodrigo is getting candid about her career. On Monday (March 21), the 19-year-old singer made an appearance on Good Morning America to promote her new film Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a Sour film), which chronicles her journey as a songwriter.

She discussed the massive success of her breakout track “Drivers License” and revealed what it was like turning her high school heartbreak into a smash hit song. Click inside to read more… “I have always been the most emotional kid.

I’m a Pisces and they’re very emotional,” Olivia explained. She added, “I remember listening to it [‘Drivers License’] after it had come out and rolling all the windows down and blasting the song and being so proud of myself for doing that.

And it felt like such this cathartic moment where I felt like it was just something that kind of helped me get over something hard in my life.” The “good 4 u” performer also opened up about people in the music world dismissing her creativity or comparing her to other artists. “I think sometimes when you’re especially a young woman in the industry, I think people are so quick to compare you to people or be like, ‘Oh, she’s the next this,’ or ‘She’s this mixed with this,’ and I just kind of wanna be me and do my own thing,” she said. Olivia‘s up for seven Grammys at this year’s show, including Song Of the Year and Album Of the Year. “I’m so excited for it and I’m also very nervous,” she said of the nominations. “I mean, I would love to win a Grammy one day.