Maggie Rogers on Don’t Forget Me, songwriting and Divinity School

It's not uncommon for big musical artists to take a break in between albums, but it is uncommon for them to use that break to go to Harvard Divinity School. That's exactly what Maggie Rogers did a few years ago at the height of her success. She sits down with Tom Power to talk about that decision, how she applied her theological studies to her work as a singer-songwriter, and how trusting her instincts and prioritizing fun on her latest album, 'Don’t Forget Me,' changed her approach to songwriting.

00:00 Introduction and playing Madison Square Garden
01:12 This tour and feeling "prepared"
02:58 Writing the album in five days
04:51 Her instincts as a songwriter
06:23 When making records isn't fun
08:49 Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'
09:41 Trusting herself
10:05 'So Sick Of Dreaming'
12:03 On writing fictitiously
12:40 The record being "reverse therapy"
13:51 'Don't Forget Me'
15:59 Writing being "too easy"
17:46 Being discovered
18:30 Going to Harvard Divinity School
21:46 On holding space and being on stage
26:01 The changes of fame
26:49 "That was for the group chat"
27:03 Artists and celebrities as spiritual figures
28:35 What she is an authority on

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