Olivia Rodrigo just admitted that she struggled to be away from home for long periods of time during her tours.
The 23-year-old singer has reflected on the fear she experienced during her life ENTERPRISES world tour, which revealed that being on the road for extended periods affected her sense of normality.
Speak with CosmopolitanOlivia explained that anxiety is something she still deals with. “I serve forever anxiously,” she said.
“I was very nervous during the first ten shows of the ENTERPRISES tour. It was hard being away from home and not having any sense of normalcy,” said the Traitor called singer.
The Good 4 U hitmaker embarked on the 2024 tour in support of her second album of the same name.
“I panicked; my nervous system collapsed,” she recalls of the tour. “I still get anxious. It’s just different than when I was younger.”
Olivia then revealed that she has developed a method to calm her nerves while performing on stage.
“I always pick one person and just sing to him or her; everyone else just stands there,” she shared.
Elsewhere in the interview, the Filipino-American singer reflected on what she learned during the 16-month tour, which included performing one of the biggest concerts of her career in the Philippines.
“This sounds so cheesy, but the power of music,” she said of what she learned. “I had never been to the Philippines in my life and it’s so crazy to be able to go there and play in an arena with 55,000 people.”
The Driver’s license hitmaker continued: “I loved seeing the young girls in the crowd singing songs like Traitor.”
Olivia Rodrigo will hit the road again in September The unraveled tourin support of her upcoming third studio album, You seem quite sad for a girl so in love, which will be released on June 12th.
