{"id":75058,"date":"2026-10-15T14:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/audrey-hobert-reflects-on-whos-the-clown-opening-for-charli-xcx-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:33:33","slug":"audrey-hobert-reflects-on-whos-the-clown-opening-for-charli-xcx-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/audrey-hobert-reflects-on-whos-the-clown-opening-for-charli-xcx-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Audrey Hobert Reflects on ‘Who’s the Clown,’ Opening for Charli XCX"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tIt\u2019s been over a year since Audrey Hobert<\/a> released her debut album, Who\u2019s the Clown<\/em><\/a>, but the world still can\u2019t get enough of her whimsically addicting pop songs. It took them a while to catch on: Hobert released \u201cSue Me\u201d in May 2025, but it didn\u2019t hit the Billboard Hot 100 until August 2026, marking her first entry on the chart. It\u2019s the very definition of a sleeper hit \u2014 and the power of rhyming \u201cBacardi\u201d with \u201cPilates.\u201d The 27-year-old musician is just getting started.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI always say the most magical thing about writing this album was, it was my first time doing it,\u201d Hobert tells Rolling Stone.<\/em> \u201cAnd so, I felt very overcome by what I felt was the truth, and that is: There are no rules to this. As long as I can go to bed having written a chorus, wake up and remember it, as long as I feel it\u2019s catchy, as long as I feel like I\u2019m saying something true about myself or my life, then it\u2019s a hit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Studio<\/a>, Hobert reflects on the wild year she\u2019s had and bringing her energetic live shows all over the world \u2014 trampoline and stilts included \u2014 while doing her best to stay offline. She also discusses Grammys season and opening for Charli XCX next year. Here are some highlights from the discussion.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tShe\u2019s Really Inspired by Steve Martin\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tHobert hasn\u2019t seen a lot of Martin films (\u201cI don\u2019t even think I\u2019ve seen Pink Panther<\/em>,\u201d she admits), but she grew up listening to his comedy albums, like 1977\u2019s Get Small<\/em>. \u201cMy dad was such a big fan of him,\u201d Hobert says. \u201cHis comedy albums were playing a lot when I was a kid and my dad was always like, \u2018This guy is the reason why I want to be a comedy writer. This is the most genius comedian we have.\u2019 Then, right when I was starting to write songs by myself, I watched his documentary<\/a> that\u2019s on Apple TV. I\u2019m probably botching it a little bit, but it seems like he tried a few different personas and shticks on stage. And when he decided to let his freak flag fly and be totally strange is when everything clicked and he got mega famous. Not saying that\u2019s what I want, but I just thought that was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tShe Has a \u2018Fraught\u2019 Relationship With Social Media\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t always like to make big blanket statements, but I would go as far as to make the blanket statement that I think it\u2019s bad, more than it is good,\u201d she says. \u201cI know that sometimes people will list 10 bad things about social media and then be like, \u2018But it brings people together!\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018In what way?\u2019 I mean, I guess people have met their friends via social media. I can respect that. But before I was a singer, I would often get really annoyed by singers specifically on Instagram. I just was like, \u2018Can you get out of my face?\u2019 And now, I feel that I\u2019m just in people\u2019s faces too much. So that is kind of the compass from which I move from. I\u2019m OK to be annoying in real life. Not really, but I would really hate to be annoying on social media, so I try not to be. It\u2019s cool to have followers and likes though, so that always brightens my day. Thanks to my followers. Check out my next post.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI have read comments before,\u201d she says. \u201cI like to read comments on my music videos, but no. I feel physically gross if I keep reading comments. My body will not allow me to, and I just don\u2019t want to see something that might hurt my feelings, so I just stay away.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tShe\u2019s a Big Fan of Nathan Fielder\u00a0\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tWhen Hobert visited the Rolling Stone<\/em> offices, she was about to see John Wilson\u2019s new film The History of Concrete<\/em><\/a>. She said she\u2019s also a massive fan of Nathan Fielder, who executive produced Wilson\u2019s HBO show How To With John Wilson<\/em><\/a> (and broke out with his own Comedy Central series Nathan For You<\/em><\/a>). \u201cI think a lot of people do find Nathan for You <\/em>uncomfortable and hard to watch,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m not that way. I don\u2019t find it awkward or uncomfortable at all. I think it\u2019s devastatingly hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tShe\u2019s Not Worried About the Sophomore Slump<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tMost artists face pressure when following up a debut as beloved as Who\u2019s the Clown<\/em>, but Hobert isn\u2019t concerned about her second album. \u201cAll I can do is be present,\u201d she says. \u201cKnow what\u2019s bad for me, know what\u2019s good for me, try not to rot my brain out of my skull, read books, see movies, spend time by myself, spend time with my loved ones, and not become so concerned that I am not going to make something as good as I did the first time. The sophomore curse. Manifesting is real, and I think worry brings more of the same. Why worry? Life is short, life is good. So, if it\u2019s bad, that\u2019ll be my fault. And if it\u2019s good, that will also be my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tShe\u2019s Constantly Asked About<\/strong> Friends<\/em><\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tHobert wrote a song dedicated to Lisa Kudrow\u2019s character (the whimsical \u201cPhoebe\u201d), so she\u2019s often asked about the classic Nineties sitcom. \u201cI think I\u2019ve probably been asked 200 times if I watch Friends<\/em>,\u201d she says. \u201cI mean, I think it\u2019s a great show. I would never pay homage to something that I didn\u2019t think was a timeless classic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tShe Had a Wild Grammys Night in 2024\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s not lost on Hobert that she might win a Grammy next year. \u201cI\u2019m definitely a dreamer, and I\u2019ve loved award shows since I was a child. I watch every single one. I love watching people win awards. I got to go to the Grammys with Gracie [Abrams]. She took me in 2024. It was the best night of my life. It was Charli and Sabrina [Carpenter] and Chappell [Roan] and Doechii and Kendrick Lamar. I cried the entire night. They kept bringing me Champagne. I couldn\u2019t see straight. I was telling people crazy things. It was the best night of my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tShe\u2019s Psyched to Open for Charli XCX Next Year\t<\/h3>\n

\n\tHobert is slated to support Charli XCX on tour in Europe and the U.K. next year, in support of Charli\u2019s new album Music, Fashion, Film<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI have just been, silently to myself, all year really obsessed with her, and really into Brat<\/em><\/a> this year,\u201d Hobert says. \u201cHer new album was my favorite, favorite thing. I remember when it came out, I was in Columbus, Ohio, and I took a walk through this park that was near my hotel. And it didn\u2019t have a clear path, so I kept having to walk in zigzags, and I was just listening to that album. And it\u2019s always a good sign. The highest compliment I can pay is when I\u2019m listening to something and then I just start being like, \u2018I want to write a song.\u2019 I just was so inspired by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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