What Olivia Rodrigo has said about Songwriting creative process
3 quotes · 1 episode · May 31, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo, American singer-songwriter who performed 'Ironic' on stage with Morissette, has been quoted on Songwriting creative process 3 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on May 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rodrigo says she writes songs to process her feelings rather than planning concept records.
“write songs to like process my feelings. So every day when I like come and like, I sit at the piano or I get the guitar”
The Daily: Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy. (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 10:11
Rodrigo describes herself as a prolific songwriter who writes many weak songs to find a few she loves.
“I write, like, 250 songs that are the worst and then I write, like, three songs that I love”
The Daily: Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy. (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 22:42
Rodrigo says writing happy love songs was a challenge meant to prove she need not be sad to write well.
“I wanted to prove to myself that I didn't have to be miserable to write a song that I liked”
The Daily: Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy. (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 46:17
Episodes
Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy.The Daily · May 31, 2026 · 1 h 30 min
Olivia Rodrigo talks with Popcast's Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli about her third album, songwriting, fame, politics, Taylor Swift speculation and girlhood.
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