Dua Lipa says Radical Optimism came from growth, not destiny, and reveals she is headlining Glastonbury.
Writing songs is her form of therapyShe calls putting thoughts into melody a vulnerable act that gives her emotional maturity and perspective.
The album title came first, not lastThe notebook's very first page, dated Fourth of February, already said Radical Optimism.
Ownership and control became the goalShe acquired her publishing and runs Radical 22, a management company with her dad, to be the decision maker on her songs.
Executive SummaryAI
Zane frames the interview by saying that sitting down with Dua Lipa in London about her album Radical Optimism showed him this was not a predestined journey to greatness, but one pushed through enormous criticism and self-doubt.
Dua defines radical optimism as rolling with the punches, not letting anything get you down for too long and changing your perspective through heartbreak, friendship or simply growing up.
She explains the album title was the very first thing written in her notebook, started on the Fourth of February, after a friend told her in an interview that what the world needs is radical optimism.
Her first session was on 11 July 2022 with Kevin, Danny, Tobias and Caroline, where Illusion was written on day one and the album closer Happy For You the day after, on 12 July 2022.
She reveals for the first time out loud that she is headlining Glastonbury on the Friday night, something she had written down for album three alongside working with Tame Impala's Kevin Parker.
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“By writing these songs, it's a form of therapy for me.”
— Dua Lipa
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“I'm headlining Glastonbury on the Friday night.”
— Dua Lipa
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“And I've never felt more in control of my career.”