Rachel Platten
Rachel Platten
Rachel Ashley Plattenis an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015. Her third studio album and major-label debut, Wildfire, reached number five in the U.S. and spawned the top ten singles "Fight Song" and "Stand by You". "Fight Song" peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Stand by You" so far peaked at number thirty-seven on Billboard Hot 100 becoming her second top 40 hit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth20 May 1981
CityNewton Centre, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.
Though I played classical piano since age 5 and sang in a cappella groups, being an artist didn't seem like something I was talented enough to do full time. So I kind of buried that dream.
When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.
Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.
No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.
I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.
It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!
When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'
There's a joy I think people feel from... my performance.
I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience.
I think what people respond to, and what they're responding to so strongly, is I'm very myself on stage. What you see in person is very much who I am on stage.
I wrote my first song when I was six or seven, a silly little song. But I used to write poems in high school - not songs.
I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.