On a wet summer day in London’s Hampstead Heath, pop queen Olivia Rodrigo was slated to give a studio‑like interview. The weather, however, made the park unworkable and sent her team scrambling to the nearby Kenwood House for a more controlled setting.
While navigating a short, wind‑battered walk from her car to the set, Rodrigo had already tweaked a fresh track she’s calling Maggots For Brains, slated for release in ten days. In the car, she mentioned that she “literally turned the backing vocal up just one decibel” while she tested the song’s intricacies.
Amid the osmosis of heartbreak‑driven music, the singer surprised her audience by revealing her wedding song choice — the sunshine‑filled 80s classic “I Melt With You” by Modern English. She casually hummed the opening notes, laughing that she could “imagine kissing and then walking back down the aisle to that.”
Beyond her blues & bliss, Rodrigo said the song feels like a sweet reprieve. “I love that song musically, and there's a lot going on — a lot of harmonies,” she explains, hinting that her chosen wedding track resonates with her evolving romantic outlook.
The close‑up interview, filmed against the historic stately home’s Victorian kitchen, offers a humanising glimpse of the star amid her world‑touring schedule. It reminds fans that while she perseveres through heartbreak songwriting, her sense of hope and romance remains firmly alive.
