Chappell Roan is opening up about her complicated relationship with social media.
The 28-year-old Grammy-winning “Good Luck Babe!” singer appeared on P&G and iHeartRadio’s Elton John Impact Awards podcast for the Monday (June 1) episode, where she candidly discussed the challenges of being online and explained why she doesn’t keep social media apps on her phone.
“It’s very disheartening sometimes to really go into the comment section,” Chappell admitted.
The singer said she has learned to step away when online discourse becomes overwhelming.
“I just delete it when it becomes too much and keep it moving,” she shared. “Because at the end of the day, no matter what anyone says about me online or in person, it’s not gonna stop people like Elton [John] and I [from] donating money, donating time, writing about things that matter to us.”
Chappell went on to explain that public figures often struggle to separate their online presence from their personal values.
“It’s such a difficult world to navigate that personally, if I just delete it and keep it moving, I kind of make it out of that hurricane,” she explained. “But that’s hard for a lot of artists because, if you really rely on social media to fuel your momentum, that can be really disheartening and it can feel very hopeless.”
While acknowledging that many artists depend heavily on social platforms to grow their careers, Chappell recognized that her own success gives her a level of freedom that not everyone has.
“I’m in a very privileged position where I can be like, ‘I’m not gonna be on this and I’ll be fine.’ But not everyone is like that.”
In case you missed it, soccer player Jorginho Frello released a statement absolving Chappell of any wrongdoing in the alleged situation regarding his 11-year-old daughter at Lollapalooza.
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