When youre an artist, theres no HR Department,Maggie Rogersjokingly says.
Theres no normal path.
It’s all sort of self determined.
Maggie Rogers
Shes wearing an earth-toned greenish sweater, and her shaggy hair is shoulder-length, her smile wide.
Do you want to take a stab at it, I ask?
Its not about a wrong answer, she explains.
Its about an inauthentic one.
(Aclipof Rogers, then an NYU Clive Davis student, playing Pharrell Alaska wentconsummately viral.)
But of course, Rogershas statedin the past that she disliked the nature girl stereotype.
Such labels come from a need to make things simple.
I’m deeply intentional and really serious about my work, she says.
I think that living an intentional, purpose-driven life is sort of how we find joy.
To Rogers, the primary responsibility of the artist is to make her audiences feel something.
But in Rogerss world, its admirable to work hard and provide great intention.
Its cool to care, she says.
Art becomes one of those few places we only say things we actually believe, where we care.
What does Rogers truly, authentically believe?
Rogers has since left behind divinity school.
In fact,Dont Forget Memarks her first album since graduate school.
The record is about memory and nostalgia.
Its heavily inspired by Sunday afternoon driving records, Rogers says.
Im turning 30 at the end of April.
Rogers has channelled sweat and desire forSurrender, and dancing and release forHeard It in a Past Life.
ButDont Forget Meis a new side of Rogers.
This is what I sound like when Im just breathing, she says.
