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🎵 Chasing Perfection with Chappell Roan
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Nearly 54 years ago, Jim Morrison died at 27… or so the story goes. A new Apple TV+ docuseries, Before The End: Searching For Jim Morrison, floats the idea that he faked his death and has been living in Syracuse as a janitor named Frank. Given Morrison’s infamous addiction to fame, it’s hard to imagine him quietly disappearing.
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I want Chappell Roan to be an all-time great—truly. I want her to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. I want her to headline Coachella. I want her to drop a hit so massive it becomes the longest-charting single ever. I want her inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I want her to launch a celebrity beauty empire. I want her to have a biopic. One day, I want my grandkids to sing her songs—without me ever having to explain who she is—because she’s become one of those artists you just know, like Michael Jackson. I want her to rack up achievements I can’t even imagine yet.
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