Chappell Roan Acknowledges She's in a 'Very Privileged Position' to Be Able to Delete Her Social Media: 'I'll Be Fine'

Daniela AvilaMon, June 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC

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Chappell Roan in Paris in March 2026
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Chappell Roan said she's deleted social media apps to protect her mental health and creative process

The singer acknowledged her privilege in being able to step away from social media without career consequences

Roan's last musical release was 2025's "The Subway"

Chappell Roan is opening up about her evolving relationship with social media.

In a new episode from the P&G and iHeartRadio's Elton John Impact Awards podcast on Monday, June 1, the "Good Luck, Babe!" singer was asked about how she's navigated her presence on social media.

"It's very... disheartening sometimes to really go into the comment section," Roan, 28, said, adding that she currently doesn't "have social media on my phone."

"I just delete it when it becomes too much and keep it moving," she continued. "Because at the end of the day, no matter what anyone says about me online or in person, it's not gonna stop people like Elton [John] and I [from] donating money, donating time, writing about things that matter to us."

Then, the "Casual" singer said that it can be difficult as an artist to separate "social media and your job and being a good person." And though there is plenty of negativity, there are people who stand up for her as well.

"It's such a difficult world to navigate that personally, if I just delete it and keep it moving, I kind of make it out of that hurricane," she explained. "But that's hard for a lot of artists because, if you really rely on social media to fuel your momentum, that can be really disheartening and it can feel very hopeless."

She concluded, "I'm in a very privileged position where I can be like, 'I'm not gonna be on this and I'll be fine.' But not everyone is like that."

In April 2025, Roan went on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang and said she deleted Instagram and TikTok because her comments section was getting to be too much.

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"If I want to protect my creative psyche, because I'm writing right now, I have to build a force field around it. If I want to for sure have a bad day... I read the comments and I just have to remind myself, 'If you open these, you're not going to feel good.'"

"It just hurts my feelings," she continued.

Chappell Roan in Paris, France in March 2026
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When asked how she protects herself creatively, Roan said she's "really gentle" with her artistry, but she's "not good" at respecting her feelings outside of it.

"When it comes to me making a mistake in life, that's when I'm not good at giving myself some grace," she said. "My creativity is sacred."

Roan's last musical release was 2025's "The Subway." In August of last year, the "Pink Pony Club" singer told Vogue in an interview that there was still "no album" after the release of her debut The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess in 2023.

Roan said that her debut album took five years to write and "it's probably going to take at least five to write the next."

"I'm not that type of writer that can pump it out," she said. "I don't think I make good music whenever I force myself to do anything."

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