Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the inspirations behind her debut album SOUR. Speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the 18-year-old singer and actress said the collection is inspired by the works of some of her favourite songwriters such as Alanis Morissette, Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves, "artists who were really songwriters first".
Comparing the album's introspective approach to the reflective writing style of her hero Taylor, Olivia said: "I totally grew up seeing myself in her.
I think it's no small feat that she has had this insane career stretching 15 years, and she's managed to keep her sanity and her tenderness and her kindness throughout all of it. "She’s obviously such a personal songwriter.
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