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If you don’t want to get crazy on tour, you have to take care of yourself. This is not a new finding, but very few act afterwards. At a time of psychohygiene, it also becomes clear that those who are on stage do not always have a good time. And that also applies to all the little helpers next to and behind the stage.
Olivia Rodrigo, as one of the first, understood that it is not just about talking about mental health, but also acting. The singer paid psychotherapy sessions together with her tour manager for her complete live crew-also during the tour breaks.
So far nothing was known until Rodrigo’s guitarist Daisy Spencer in one Podcast of it spoke. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Spencer. “And that made me aware of the importance of therapy again, because I had retired for so long, and then I suddenly had this free range of incredible therapists, and I used that extensively.”
Olivia Rodrigo grants psychotherapy for everyone
The world tour of the only 22-year-old included 106 concerts. In the past, Rodrigo spoke more often and very openly about psychological problems, such as that for artists of their age, one would think that it has become completely normal.
But this is about something else. Here a musician takes responsibility for her colleagues, for everyone who makes her gigs an event. This is not a matter of course and should inspire others to find similar opportunities.
If you are hardly at home and do a job that is examined by thousands of people evening, you need care. Most of the time it is margined what spectacle can be seen and heard, but that can also be a mental burden – not only for those who are in the spotlight.
What should not be forgotten: at a time when musicians, musicians and bands can actually only make money with concerts, the pressure, on and off the stage, is increasing in many times.
Olivia Rodrigo has recognized this and does care for herself and for everyone who works with her. In the past, she already distributed contraceptives during her appearances to stand up for the right to abortion and donated ticket revenue for women’s organizations. The singer does without a megaphone to be cheered for her real deeds. It is simply!
Others would have published a press release for their offer to make the world a better place for a moment.