How Cassadee Pope's Boyfriend of 5 Years Sam Palladio Inspired Her New Song: "I Wanted It to Be a Little Naughty"

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Cassadee Pope’s latest single ‘Almost There’ is out now

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00:00 I'm so excited today to be joined by Cassidy Pope,

00:02 whose new single "Almost There" is out now.

00:05 ♪ All my hair is show you care ♪

00:10 ♪ I'm almost there ♪

00:13 I'm gonna ask you five questions.

00:14 For question number one, you'll give me one answer.

00:16 Question number two, you'll give me two answers,

00:17 and so on and so forth.

00:19 Let's do this.

00:20 I've been jamming out to your new song "Almost There."

00:23 Give me one of many things that inspired it.

00:25 - "Almost There" was written because I am in

00:28 a very loving, very respectful relationship.

00:32 We've been together for about five and a half years,

00:34 and I wanted to write a love song,

00:36 but I also wanted it to be a little naughty

00:39 and a little edgy.

00:41 So I came up with this idea to kind of

00:44 give a love song a dark edge,

00:45 and I'm really proud of being able to strike that balance.

00:48 - Who were you the most nervous to play for?

00:51 - Probably my mom.

00:52 It's a little bit risque,

00:54 so I was very, very excited that my mom was like,

00:57 "Okay, yeah, that's a lot."

00:59 But I love the song,

01:00 and I think people are gonna love it too.

01:02 - Now fans know that you have a pop punk princess side,

01:05 and then you also have a country girly side.

01:07 So I'd love to know,

01:08 what are two contrasting qualities or interests

01:10 that you have in your life?

01:12 - I've grown up going to a rural town in Pennsylvania

01:16 called Vandergrift.

01:17 So I grew up with that sense of Southern living

01:21 with like someone making moonshine down the road

01:23 and going down to the creek, as they call it,

01:26 not creek, dirt track races every weekend.

01:29 And then I have the kind of city life,

01:31 which I feel like can be a bit more

01:33 on the pop punk side of things.

01:35 Going to pop punk shows in West Palm Beach, Florida,

01:38 growing up, experiencing that environment

01:41 made me who I am today.

01:43 - Now, back in May,

01:44 you joined other alums of "The Voice"

01:46 to surprise Blake Shelton for his final episode.

01:48 You were of course on Team Blake

01:50 when you won your season in 2012.

01:52 How did it feel to be back on stage?

01:54 - It was surreal.

01:55 I just was completely transported back

01:58 to when I was on the show.

01:59 It was so cool to be back with a new perspective.

02:03 I was equally as nervous for, I don't know why,

02:06 'cause I wasn't competing,

02:08 but I also was just excited to see Blake

02:11 and to just give him a great send off

02:13 and hope that he appreciated us, you know,

02:15 being there to pay homage to everything he's done

02:17 for everyone that's ever been on the show.

02:19 - Other than Blake, what are two artists

02:22 that you think have had an impact on you

02:23 as a person and as a musician?

02:25 - Well, I'm actually wearing their T-shirt,

02:27 but Blink-182 is a massive influence on me.

02:31 And I was definitely influenced by Avril Lavigne growing up.

02:35 She went against the grain

02:36 and was the skater girl that I always admired.

02:39 And she is still at it.

02:41 She's still killing it.

02:42 So continues to be an inspiration for me.

02:45 - Your career kicked off 15 years ago.

02:47 What are three ways you've seen the music industry change?

02:50 - Obviously now we have TikTok,

02:52 which I have come to really see as a tool.

02:56 Before, it was mostly just getting on tour,

02:58 riding it out on the road.

02:59 But since then, maybe you get your start on social media

03:03 and then you go on tour.

03:04 I also feel like there's a lot more ways

03:06 to connect with your fans.

03:08 Social media and just technology in general

03:10 has made the music industry a bit easier to navigate,

03:14 but at the same time, there's a lot more to keep track of.

03:18 - Looking back, what are four pieces of life advice

03:20 that you'd give your younger self?

03:22 - Go with your gut.

03:23 I think there have been a lot of times in my career

03:25 where I've felt like I'm too young

03:27 to know what I'm talking about.

03:28 This person's been in it longer.

03:30 They must know that I should do X, Y, and Z.

03:32 When it kind of went against everything my body was telling

03:34 me that I should do, go to therapy sooner.

03:38 Especially for artists and creatives,

03:40 we have so much that we deal with on a daily basis,

03:43 but I think everybody on the planet would benefit

03:46 from therapy, especially if you're a musician.

03:49 Be easy on yourself.

03:51 I think being perfectionist can really take its toll on me

03:54 and soak it all up.

03:56 I was 18 when I got my first major record deal

04:00 and I went on tour with Fall Out Boy

04:01 and went all over the world on tour

04:03 with my old band, Hey Monday,

04:04 and I might've just been focusing on the wrong things.

04:07 Do I look okay?

04:08 Am I saying the right things instead of just having fun

04:11 and just enjoying it?

04:13 - And finally, can you give us five words

04:15 to describe Cassidy Pope in this particular chapter?

04:18 - Driven, fearless, honest, authentic, and excited.

04:23 (bell dings)

04:24 ♪ Who says love was meant to be so innocent ♪

04:29 - Cassidy, thank you so much for joining me today.

04:34 Everyone, be sure to stream "Almost There"

04:36 anywhere you get music.

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