Ariana Grande has explained her decision to delete her account and not respond to criticism directed at her
Ariana Grande hasn’t done many interviews in the past few years, but she recently gave an explanation for her choice when she spoke on Shut Up Evan, a podcast hosted by Evan Ross Katz.
Grande talked about how she now handles the media after feeling «unsafe» in her earlier years («I’m older now, and I sort of am less afraid of being a person who has conversations with people I love especially») in their in-depth chat.
She also discussed how she chooses which aspects of her life to keep private, her reasons for leaving X (then known as Twitter), and whether she would go on tour or return to Broadway (all of which are positive developments).
Highlights from the one-hour interview are shown below.
It’s difficult for me to strike a balance because, while I do want to preserve the specifics of my life, I also want to sort of reflect my thoughts about my experiences in my music.
I’m happy with how the album Eternal Sunshine turned out, even if it required a lot of going through several iterations and making a few small tweaks here and there to make it more protective, while also,
I suppose, expressing what was on my mind and in my heart.
However, the reality is that people still possess a lot of… They interpreted it in their own way.
It’s fascinating to watch how many different ways they have interpreted this music because, as I listen to it, I can’t stop thinking how lovely it is. To you, this has a totally different meaning than it does to me.
«And I think that’s a good thing because even though it’s still protected, I know what inspired the songs and what they helped me sort of heal from.
And now, individuals are using these songs as a means of self-healing [from] their personal experiences. Okay, OK, I assume that wasn’t too direct.
There are still a lot of misconceptions about anything out there, even my personal life. Excellent, wonderful, and great.
