Soccer Mommy has said that artists “shouldn’t have to disclose very personal, private shit” to get people to listen to their music.
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The artist, real name Sophie Allison, released her fourth studio album ‘Evergreen’ last year – the long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s ‘Sometimes, Forever’.
Discussing the record in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Allison shared her thoughts on the pressure placed on artists to delve into their personal lives in their music. “People want to talk about these kinds of things but if you need help, nobody has the understanding for that,” she told the publication.
“Mental health problems in the music world have become something that people talk about a lot, but any time I’ve talked about it, I don’t feel good about it personally,” she continued. “You shouldn’t have to disclose very personal, private shit to get people to listen.
“In this industry and career, it’s very hard to say no to things, because the whole idea is that you climb your way to the top taking every chance you get – grabbing life by the straps and fucking doing it,” she added. “You’re not getting any more successful by deciding to take that mental health break. Mental illness doesn’t really fit the schedule.”
It echoes previous comments she made to NME last year, when she said: “If you want to be open in your music, it doesn’t mean you have to be open in your life. I’m a private person. I don’t even tell my friends things. Music has always been my outlet for my emotions.”
She then went on to say: “You can have this private thing that you are also happy to have people hear. I hate the idea that you can’t have both,” adding: “You can have a distance that makes it still relatable music, but it doesn’t turn your life into other people’s interest reading.”
Allison is among a slew of young female artists to set public boundaries between their careers as musicians and their personal lives in recent years. Perhaps most notably, last year Chappell Roan called out “weird” and “creepy” fans in an Instagram post.
“It’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries,” she said. “I embrace the success of the project, the love I feel, and the gratitude I have. What I do not accept are creepy people, being touched, and being followed.” The comments were supported by the likes of Lorde, MUNA, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks.
In other Soccer Mommy news, she’s heading on an international tour this year, which includes headline dates in the UK. Tickets are on sale now, and you can find them here.
Soccer Mommy’s 2025 UK headline tour dates are:
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6 – Chalk, Brighton
7 – SWX, Bristol
8 – Hackney Church, London
9 – Project House, Leeds
13 – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow
14 – New Century Hall, Manchester
Last year, Allison brought out Phoebe Bridgers at a gig at the Mason Lodge in Los Angeles for a cover of Elliott Smith’s ‘The Biggest Lie’.
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