This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Amanda Petrusich profiled Phoebe Bridgers for a new New Yorker piece: But the commercials bought her enough time to write and record “Stranger in the Alps.” “I would have had to work at Starbucks full time to make the record that I made, and then I wouldn’t have had time to make it,” she said. “The fact that I was able to work five days in one year and basically gave myself my own trust fund—my rent was paid, and I could go to the studio like it was my job—gave me the freedom to explore. Which makes me think a lot of dark shit about privilege.” more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos, tweets, etc.