A biography for Chappell Roanhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a relationship girl. I've never dated someone less than a year. So I always cherish the honeymoon phase.”
“I'm very much inspired by drag and burlesque. I love burlesque outfits because they're so dramatic and pretty and sparkly and intricate.”
“If a five-year-old could draw a pop star, it would be me.”
“I feel like I did miss out on having friends. I didn't have a lot of friends and I feel like I would've made more. That's why I wish I would've gone to college, just because I would have so many friends. But now I have a ton and it's great.”
“I don't identify with the Christian Church anymore right now, but I'm really glad that I was part of that community because I understand them. I understand that perspective. I know where they're coming from.”
“Being bipolar, I was so depressed as a little kid and so angry. You just think you're such a bad person, and don't realize that you're really sick and need help, and our parents don't know how to deal with it.”
“It's the best thing ever when you are at the beginning of a relationship and talking on FaceTime for eight hours a day.”
“I love sequins, sparkly pop.”
“I felt so miserable for my whole childhood. All my parents could do was try their best.”
“My 2022 birthday party was glitz-and-glamour themed, and I thought, 'I need to do this for shows.' It makes it so the show is also in the audience, not only onstage.”
“I was just a freak and really shy and self-conscious and modest. The pendulum swung so far when I started writing pop music because I was like, 'I have to do my inner child justice and just be free.'”
“I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills, use your vote - vote small, vote for what's going on in your city.”
“I am very introverted. I love being alone. I love playing video games by myself.”
“I'm from the Ozarks in Missouri.”
“Being an independent artist showed me that I don't need a label. Obviously, it helps. But I took my time choosing one because I had leverage.”
“No brand is making me a hot pink, glitter, latex wrestling suit. Everything has to be custom and it just takes a long time.”
“When you've been poor, you're not really scared of anything.”
“It's nice to be able to pay my rent and pay for my friends' dinners.”
“The second that I took myself not seriously, is when things started working and that was really scary.”
“They cannot have cis people making decisions for trans people, period.”