On Thursday (February 4), in an interview with
Nylon, Rodrigo spoke about Swift, who is one of her personal idols. She revealed that one of her earliest memories of music is singing along to Swift s Picture to Burn as a four-year-old child.
Rodrigo told
Nylon that she used to belt the song s chorus ( I hate the stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive ) as a little girl, which ended up inspiring her to write her own songs.
“I was making up songs about pickup trucks, even though I had never seen a pickup truck in my life up to that point,” Rodrigo said.
Where You Saw Olivia Rodrigo Before ‘Driver’s License’ Blew Up
01/12/21 AT 3:39 PM
Olivia Rodrigo’s new hit song “Driver’s License” was released on Jan. 9 and it’s already topping charts, as well as on repeat in many fan’s cars. If she looks or sounds familiar, you might recognize her from a popular Disney+ series.
The 17-year-old is best known for her role in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” which premiered in 2019 on Disney+ and was a hit for all ages. She plays Nina Salazar-Roberts, a role she ll return to in Season 2 later this year.
She’s also the singer of “All I Want,” which she wrote for “HSMTMTS” and even went viral on TikTok in 2020. Previously, she appeared on Disney Channel s Bizaardvark and An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.