The Life of A Showgirl, the idea of doing that was just, it was that this tour bled into everything I was doing
And I was on this tour when I was making this record, and I'd be doing three shows and then fly to Sweden and record for three days
Take one day off, do three more shows, and that was like the thing that energized me in the second half of that tour
Because the tour had been going on so long, it was so physically exhaustive, I needed something to keep my mind sparking
Like that was actually what made me so, like, it fueled me for the for the European leg of the tour
Was, was getting done with a show hopping on a planeand going and writing new songs
And I think that, I think that one of the sort of ideas I had going into this was that
I was winding down this tour and about ready to wrap up this tour, that was the proudest thing I'd ever done
I've never been more proud of, of anything than I am The Eras Tour
And I just thought: I want to make an album that I'm that proud of, and that's what, um, was the catalyst for this record
And calling up Max and saying: Do you guys want to do this? Like, I'll come to you, I'll make this easy
Um, and I think that the The Life of A Showgirl as a concept has to do with the, the fact that I was like
I just kind of realized I've been doing this for twenty years, and I love it so much that it doesn't faze me how hard it can be at times
I think that the whole thing of being someone who puts yourself out there
And puts yourself up there on a stage for people to like throw tomatoes at or cheer for
Is maybe something more people can relate to now that everybody has feedback all the time
Like even like people in like junior high feel like they got canceled because two people didn't like their outfit
We are all on this sort of pedestal now because of social media, anybody who chooses to engage with that, which is most people
I think a lot of people are feeling more like there's a performative side to their life that they have to
They have to balance, manage, figure out the ways around those complicated feelings
And ultimately, I'm really proud of doing what we did on The Eras Tour
It was really challenging and really fulfilling, and lots of things all at once
And I just wanted to give people a look behind the curtain and show them what was going on creatively in my mind at the time