Chappell Roan misses “drugs in public” since he became famous

Chappell Roan has become a mainstream music star this year. (“Good Luck, Babe!” might be the song of the summer.) Fame brings a lot of new elements into your life, but it also takes some away. As for the latter, there are a handful of pre-fame pastimes that Roan now looks back on fondly.

In a new episode of the podcast The comment section with Drew AfuloRoan and Afulo talked about things they did before they were famous, things they don’t do anymore that they miss now. Roan said, “Drugs. Drugs in public. I miss that. It’s like… going to the bar, acting like a f***ing freak or making out with somebody at the bar. (…) I miss frolicking, of course, because now I’m (too) insecure to frolick. (…) I probably just miss being at Forever 21 and not being judged, you know what I mean?”

This isn’t the first time Roan has spoken about adjusting to her newfound success and fame. In June, an emotional Roan told her concert audience on stage: “I just want to be honest with people: I’m just feeling a little bit uncomfortable today because I think my career is just moving so fast and it’s really hard to keep up. And so I’m just being honest that… I’m just not having an easy time today. (…) I’m sorry. I don’t want to give you guys a worse show, it’s just that there’s a lot going on. So thank you for understanding. That’s all I ever wanted, it’s just… it’s just hard sometimes.”