I’m trying to breathe and meditate on it. I really wanted my fans to connect and really get to know me. I was watching a story on Facebook of this little girl getting adopted, I literally felt it so much I started crying. Especially right now which is really ironic with the album called Heaven & Hell because in the booklet, the photos show heaven being space and hell being earth. I feel like moving away and living by myself for the rest of my life. One day I wake up so happy and it feels heavenly, I’m so excited! Another day, I’m watching the news and feel super depressed, dark, and moody. We all go through these emotional rollercoasters and duality challenges in our lives. It came to me a year and a half ago when I was writing “Torn.” I put out “Torn” in between Heaven & Hell on the bridge, “Torn” now is purgatory on the album. That’s a superpower for women and moms all over on its own. You have to care for the baby all the time, the world revolves around that. My mom says the giving birth part you think is the hardest, but it’s actually when the baby’s out. I can’t even imagine taking care of somebody. The only thing I’m doing is drinking coffee every morning, I can’t live without coffee. Right? I can’t even imagine squeezing a baby out. We give birth, hello? Why does that even happen to us? Because we can multitask. I’ve always been writing these anthems because I really want women to be treated with respect and to be treated equally. I didn’t know anything about relationships, it was what I saw with my relatives and their relationships. One of the first songs I wrote was called “Treat Me Like a Lady,” I was 14. I didn’t understand why women weren’t in positions of power, women should be equal. Growing up, I’d see so many men in positions of power and I didn’t like it.
I like performing more, because it’s more intimate. I’m an awkward person, so I try to make it the best I can. I want to talk to my fans but when the spotlight’s on me, I feel awkward. Even for social media and TikTok, it’s hard for me. Were you ready for all the attention and fame? I was just beginning to go promote it as it all started happening. I couldn’t be more grateful for all the fans. I’m like “what is happening? Everywhere I’m going it’s going #1.” It was a really weird theme happening. The first place I traveled to was Sweden, my first time in Europe. The first 30 days it went out, it started going #1 everywhere. Greatest memories from that record? Being that it was so big for your career. I don’t know what “Psycho” did that was such a phenomenon, but I felt so grateful that people could connect to my music. Let it take its course with albums.” Right after “Sweet but Psycho,” I was on the road right away. I thought “I’ll release an album, maybe two albums. What’s hilarious is I never would’ve thought. I knew I wanted to be a singer the moment I started performing at 8.ĭid you think you’d be this pop star that you are now? I started entering competitions at 7 years old. It was hard to make friends moving around a lot, it was hard on me. I was homeschooled a bunch, it was tough. I came to Los Angeles for a year when I was 14 too, so I feel like a mut from all over. I grew up in Virginia until I was 14 and lived in South Carolina. I was born in Wisconsin, don’t remember much in Milwaukee. You moved around a lot as a kid, where did you grow up? Read below as we chat about her upbringing, the success of “Sweet but Psycho,” favorite things to cook, the meaning behind Heaven & Hell, favorite artists in rotation, and more! The record holds fans over until Ava’s forthcoming project titled Heaven & Hell, releasing on September 18th.įlaunt caught up with Ava via Zoom, who was located in Los Angeles. Fast forward to 2020, she releases her new single titled “Kings & Queens,” which has since gone viral on TikTok. Last year, she released “So Am I” which reminded females all around that it’s okay to be different, because so is she. The song’s official music video currently hails over 603 million views and counting, showcasing Ava in her prime pairing cinematic visuals with equally powerful songs.
It was her 2018 smash “Sweet but Psycho” that catapulted her name into the mainstream light, charting Top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 and dominating pop radio airwaves all across the world. Boasting 1.6 million followers on Instagram alone, the multi-Platinum pop sensation exudes pure beauty and charm, reminding fans to both be themselves and love themselves. The singer-songwriter truly enjoys making anthemic music, creating timeless records that will stand the test of time for generations to come. Nowadays, it’s hard to stand out - but Ava Max does so effortlessly.