Looking back on his teenage stardom days as an adult, Lovato feels compassion. “In obscurity, I don’t blame my 17-year-old self for being so miserable,” he said. “When I’m angry, it means I’m really hurting.” “Young women in the industry who are labeled ‘difficult to work with’ – it’s like, hey, maybe for a second, consider that I’m not a bad person. It’s just that no one listens to me and I’m hungry, and I’m bored and working and doing my best for the 17-year-old without. “
However, expressing his imperfections to the world did little to alleviate the internal pressure. Behind the scenes, Lovato pushed himself to become the ideal version of a successful pop star as he progressed in his career. Her first two albums, 2008 and 2009, were filled with spongy pop-punk, starring Ashley Simpson and Avril Lavigne. Her third LP, “Abrocon”, which includes the hit ballad “Skyscraper” and the inevitable “Give Your Heart a Break” was a creative leap, adding more R&B effects and serious themes.
He said that he avoids revisiting his next two albums, “Demi” (2013) and “Confident” (2015). “I don’t know if it’s because it reminds me of the people who were in my life during that time or if it doesn’t feel authentic to me.” “I really believed in myself after putting up a ‘skyscraper’ for Grammy. I was, I would have shot now! And then I put on another album – nothing. “
Disappointed by the reaction, she recovered. “So I’m pigeoning, okay, what’s the formula for the top pop star on the charts?” She calculated the measurements on her right hand: “She shows off her skin, she’s very fitter, and you know, she wears a stage on a leopard. So I played that role for a minute. And she couldn’t fully fulfill me. . “
Fed up, he continued: “It’s weird to think that I have a better understanding of identity as a 15- or 16-year-old than a 23-year-old.”
In 2015 he returned to the previous work of Lovato, a dark-period song, played by his disco-punk chorus Grindy Guitars. “Cool for Summer”, about hooking up with the girls, speaks the most truth. Lovato heard the beat in producer Max Martin’s studio and was immediately captivated: “I was, we have to write it. That’s all [expletive] Hard. ”
