Olivia Rodrigo just revealed that while writing “Vampire,” she almost put a stake through one of the lyrics at the heart of her new single’s message.
Speaking with Audacy’s The Julia Show, the 20-year-old pop star confessed that she and co-writer Dan Nigro went back and forth over including the phrase “fame f—er” in the chorus of “Vampire,” which scorches an ex-boyfriend for leeching off her stardom and exploiting their relationship. “Some people said, ‘It kind of isolates you from people, you can’t really say things like that in song, it’s not relatable,’ yada, yada, yada,” she shared.
“I totally get and saw where they were coming from,” Rodrigo continued. “I think the song isn’t about fame f—ing, I think it’s more about someone being manipulative and sucking you dry, using you for all you’re worth. I think that’s a universal theme, and I also think fame is more…
