Chappell Roan Says She Doesn't Care About the Charting Success of Her Music: 'This Is Giving Valedictorian'

"My career doesn’t mean anything more now that I have a charting album and song," the rising pop star told Bowen Yang in a new interview

Chappell Roan doesn't feel any differently about her art now that she's becoming a household name.

The 26-year-old "Hot to Go" singer — who over the summer has commanded bigger crowds than ever before and watched her music climb the Billboard charts for the first time — shared in a new Interview Magazine conversation with Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang on Monday, Aug. 19 that even with her newfound fame, she's "never given a f--- about the charts or being on the radio."

"The biggest thing has been getting recognized, and just feeling not myself. And touring, it’s all-consuming," Roan (real name Kayleigh Amstutz) said. "I’ve never given a f--- about the charts or being on the radio, but it’s so crazy how industry people are taking me more seriously than before. I’m like, 'I’ve been doing this the whole time, bitch.'"

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Roan's 2023 album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is currently sitting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while her latest single, "Good Luck, Babe!" hit recently hit a peak of No. 6 on the Hot 100 songs chart. Additionally, her tracks “Hot to Go!,” "Pink Pony Club," "Red Wine Supernova," "Casual," "Femininomenon" and "My Kink Is Karma" have all appeared on the Hot 100 in recent weeks.

Speaking with Yang, Roan explained that her career "doesn’t mean anything more now that I have a charting album and song."

"If anything, I’m just like, 'F--- you guys for not seeing what actually matters.' A chart is so fleeting," she added. "Everyone leaves the charts. I’m just like, 'This is giving valedictorian.'"

As for how much things have changed for Roan's career in recent months, the pop star explained in the Interview chat that she ultimately "never really expected it to grow this big."

"I feel like I peaked a couple of years ago. Back then, I was like, 'I sold out Bowery Ballroom and that’s crazy.' It’s been amazing to do bigger shows, and open for Olivia [Rodrigo], but everything right now is truly icing on the cake," she said, adding that she feels "very supported" while "trying to navigate" her rising star. "Because I’ve never not been myself. I’m really glad the persona that I have, the drag version, is still very much me."

"My career has worked because I’ve done it my way, and I’ve not compromised morals and time," she later shared. "I have not succumbed to the pressure. Like, 'Bitch! I’m not doing a brand deal if it doesn’t feel right. I don’t care how much you’re paying me.' That’s why I can sleep at night."

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After Roan revealed recently that she felt overwhelmed by her breakout success in a TikTok back in June, she earned a friendly co-sign from none other than Adele just this past week. During her Munich concert on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the multi-Grammy winner told her crowd that she recently "went down a rabbit hole" and discovered Roan's music, calling her "spectacular."

"And it turns out, she’s not just got one song. She’s got, like, seven f---ing brilliant songs," Adele said. "I think she’s absolutely amazing. I’m very excited for her, but my friend also said she’s a bit scared. So, do what you gotta do, baby girl, but you’re phenomenal."

“Anyway, that’s all I’ve done this week is discover Chappell Roan."

Throughout the next two months, Roan is set to continue her "Femininomenon" as she performs in Germany, France, Manchester, London, Forest Hills (New York) and beyond.

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