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When PAPER <\/em><\/em>catches up with British indie-pop singer-songwriter and model flowerovlove<\/u><\/a> this summer, she’s sitting outside a London restaurant, embracing the weather with friends. It’s a few days after she opened for Olivia Rodrigo at Hyde Park and she’s still buzzing over the experience. “It was amazing! I had the best time,” she smiles. “I think Olivia\u2019s fans are the best. Honestly, one of my favorite shows I\u2019ve played.” We continue to banter on about the recent performance when someone walks up to the rising star mid-convo. “Someone just came up to me and said they love my music,” she says after the interaction, her voice ecstatic.<\/p>\n That performance marked just one of the high points of a whirlwind summer for Joyce Ciss\u00e9. She launched the season touring with Halsey, and followed her Hyde Park performance with a Lollapalooza debut. She also released \u201cnew friends,\u201d (about being friendzoned) her viral, delectable love song \u201cbreaking news,\u201d (the adorable video has amassed 5 million views and counting<\/u><\/a>), \u201ca girl like me,\u201d inspired by how \u201ceverlasting crushes can be so splendid and passionate,\u201d and “i’ve seen your ex,” where she got to be “unhinged.” And when she\u2019s not pouring her heart out on indie-pop bangers, she\u2019s teaming up with brands like Louis Vuitton, and sporting an iconic look: a halo of lush hair, mini skirts, and preppy fits have become her signature.<\/p>\n Earlier this month she released \u201cI\u2019m your first\u201d \u2014 where she congratulates and awards her \u201cbaby\u201d for bagging his first \u201cbaddie.\u201d She\u2019s currently on tour opening for Haim as well as Khalid and will be playing both weekends of Austin City Limits festival this year. It\u2019s a busy summer for the 20-year-old, but the constant \u2018artist to watch\u2019 list maker is just getting started.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I know you were talking about Olivia\u2019s fans and how great they are. What were some of the songs that they resonated with that you were surprised about them knowing?<\/strong><\/p>\n My new song that just came out. A lot of people were singing the words. I was like, \u201cOh, they know it!\u201d They\u2019ve been watching the TikToks. There were so many of them singing the chorus. <\/p>\n Was it \u201cnew friends”?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was \u201cnew friends,\u201d it dropped that day and they all knew it. It was so cool. I was like, \u201cDo they actually know this? Or am I imagining it?\u201d And also, I can\u2019t always hear when I\u2019m onstage because it\u2019s so far away. But I could really hear them. So that\u2019s a good indication. <\/p>\n That\u2019s wild. They were doing the homework.<\/strong><\/p>\n They were doing the rehearsals, they were putting in the hours. <\/p>\n Let\u2019s talk about \u201cnew friends.\u201d <\/strong>What were you hoping to convey with that track?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll tell you the story of how I made it. I\u2019ve been working a lot with Justin Tranter and he\u2019s written a lot of my favorite songs and probably a lot of everyone\u2019s favorite songs. So what I do is go into the studio and vent about something that\u2019s been happening in my life recently. Situationship jealousy is very real in recent times. I was telling a story about something that happened literally two days ago before I got on my flight to LA. And then I was like, \u201cBut anyways, guys, I want to write a love song. I haven\u2019t written one in a while, I\u2019m tired of man-hating.\u201d And then I was reading out my text messages with said person and Justin was like, \u201cWait, we should write this song, which is about not wanting to be friends. Like literally in my message I was like ‘I\u2019m cool, I don\u2019t want to be friends with you. I\u2019m good.'”<\/p>\n That\u2019s so real. That’s a very me thing to say.<\/strong><\/p>\n Like “I\u2019m chilling!” Even though I\u2019m going to cry in a second … “No, I\u2019m good!\u201d You get it! We\u2019re on the same wavelength. So then he was like, \u201cThis is the song.\u201d And that\u2019s something that always happens when we\u2019re in the studio. I\u2019ll have one idea and then we\u2019ll all just bounce off one another, which is always cool because it ends up being something way cooler than what I had imagined in my head at first. So then I was like, “Wait, ok. If we\u2019re writing about friends, do you know that song by Justin Bieber? ‘Friends.'” And he was like, \u201cI wrote that.\u201d And I was like \u201cOh. lol. Ok. Anyways, let\u2019s do production that\u2019s very similar to that.” And then when it came to writing the chorus, we were singing with the breaks, so then we decided to put breaks in the production because we thought that would be super cool as well. That\u2019s basically how it happened. I love to write conversational songs and I love to write songs about things that actually happened. Like, I don\u2019t tell a lie. Not in my songs. On social media, I tell lies but not in a song [Laughs<\/em>].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I love to write songs about things that actually happened. Like, I don\u2019t tell a lie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s fair. I feel like that\u2019s a healthy balance. Let\u2019s talk about \u201ci\u2019ve seen ur ex.\u201d Was this very organic, rant-based? How did it come to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was very rant-based for sure. I feel like \u201ci\u2019ve seen ur ex\u201d is the first time I\u2019ve stepped out of my comfort zone in terms of writing. I used to play it safe in terms of, \u201cOh I\u2019ll just be all poetic.” But this time, I was like, \u201cI\u2019m going to be unhinged and fighting,\u201d because this is how I feel right now and it felt very therapeutic to me. Since I wrote that song, I started writing all my songs like that. Every single lyric in every song is very unhinged and I feel like I intentionally make every lyric a t-shirt moment where if I saw someone walking down the street with this lyric on their t-shirt, would I stop them and be like \u201ccool shirt?\u201d Yeah. Then it will make the song. If not, then it won\u2019t make the song. <\/p>\n Speaking of fashion, even outside of campaigns, you have a very distinct style. I\u2019m curious, has this always been something that has been in parallel to your creativity and your music? How has your fashion grown as you\u2019ve stepped deeper into the limelight?<\/strong><\/p>\n I feel like fashion is one of the best things ever to express yourself. Because it\u2019s like, \u201cOh, you chose to wear that. You chose to wear this color; this is you.\u201d Clothes aren\u2019t just clothes to me. They\u2019re so much more. I can see an outfit and start crying and be like, \u201cOh, this changed my life.\u201d I sound like one of those dumb fashion people, but I cry at every fashion show I go to, just because it\u2019s so moving. And it\u2019s like a drawing or a painting or a song, where you see this thing in your head and it came together. And also, if I have a bad outfit on I can\u2019t have a good day. You know what I mean? The fit has to fit. <\/p>\n I totally get that. You look good and you feel good and that\u2019s all it is. I love that. I was talking to somebody recently about someone who said they\u2019ve never cried at a concert. I was like, \u201cCouldn\u2019t be me.\u201d <\/strong>How did fashion become such a big part of your creative landscape, so to speak?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, I used to model before I started making music so I\u2019ve lucked out in that sense. But when I say I used to model, I did three jobs. Three jobs only. But they were three big jobs so it was okay. And that\u2019s how it got started. I always wanted to be in fashion. Everyone who\u2019s inspired me in music (Lady Gaga, Beyonc\u00e9) everyone is also a fashion icon. You have to do it all. Also, I think it\u2019s so cool to be camp, as camp as possible. But I\u2019m also obsessed with babydoll, Barbie doll style. Just because I feel like that resonates with my music a lot and all the lover girl bits. But now I think there\u2019s a contrast with a lot of the newer, unhinged vibes and the songs I\u2019m writing. And I think that how you look is really important to solidify your branding. People have to look at you to want to listen to you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If I saw someone walking down the street with this lyric on their t-shirt, would I stop them and be like \u201cCool shirt?\u201d Then it will make the song. If not, then it won\u2019t make the song.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s true. <\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s always like \u201cAww, I want to be her,\u201d or, \u201cOh, I want to be friends with her.\u201d You have to have a cool fit on. The music isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n Back to the music, I wanted to ask about \u201cbreaking news.\u201d I think that was the first song I came across from you. I saw it on TikTok, saw you, and heard the song, and thought, \u201cOh my god, finally.\u201d I was so excited. How has that been for you, having that song take off so well? <\/strong><\/p>\n Okay, crazy tea. When I made the song I was like, \u201cOh, this is going to be a song that does really well for me.” I feel like you always know, when you make something, that something big is going to happen. But my label was like, \u201cOh, we\u2019re not sure about this song. We don\u2019t know if it should come out.\u201d And I was like, \u201cThis is crazy right now.\u201d Then the song comes out, and obviously it ends up doing well. I just felt like mentioning that since I\u2019m still salty about that. Just need everyone to know. How did I feel about the fan interaction? Honestly, I was very overwhelmed. I don\u2019t think it was something I was ready for. I thought I was ready but then I was like \u201cOh, now it\u2019s time to start doing work.\u201d Like it was fun before, but now it\u2019s a job. It\u2019s still fun and incredible, but when it\u2019s one song and not an album, you have to really rise to that one song. Your entire life becomes that one song, basically. But I loved it and I still love that song to this day. It\u2019s on of my favorites. And I\u2019m so grateful for it. And I\u2019m so happy people like it. <\/p>\n It’s such a great point though, when something pushes you to a new level of success and you\u2019re like \u201cYay, great,\u201d but also, \u201cOh man, I have to do all these things now that I\u2019m here.\u201d You\u2019ve had so much experience already. You\u2019re 20 years old, right? But you\u2019ve been doing this since you were 15-ish?<\/strong><\/p>\n I made my first song when I was 13, but I started releasing when I was 15. <\/p>\n What\u2019s something you wish you could go back and tell the 13-year-old version of yourself? After Hyde Park and these fashion campaigns and these songs that are going viral. What advice or information would you give to her? <\/strong><\/p>\n I would tell her to breathe. To not stop meditating. Don\u2019t stop journaling. I would also tell her to go harder. Because I also tend to feel like if I went harder back then and didn\u2019t get so occupied in my personal life, I would\u2019ve been ahead of where I am now. But also, timing is everything as well. When you\u2019re meant to be somewhere, you\u2019ll be there. If something\u2019s meant to be yours, it will be yours. I would just say to take care of your mental health first. And love yourself and make sure that no one comes into your bubble of self-love. Shield that. It\u2019s the most important thing. I think even just as a human, but especially when you go into an industry where there\u2019s so many people around you all the time, just know who you are and stay knowing that you\u2019re the most important person in the room. It\u2019s really important to know. It\u2019s your thing, it\u2019s your project, it\u2019s your life, but it\u2019s everyone else\u2019s job. That\u2019s what I would say. No one cares as much as you do and they never will.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Clothes aren\u2019t just clothes to me. They\u2019re so much more. I can see an outfit and start crying and be like, \u201cOh, this changed my life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n You have so much coming up. What are you working on right now? What\u2019s happening behind the scenes?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m always in the studio. But I don\u2019t need to be in the studio. I\u2019ve been making something very special and it\u2019s done. We can say that. And some music that I\u2019m really proud of some of the best music I\u2019ve heard, not that I\u2019ve made, but heard. It\u2019s amazing to be involved in it. But I\u2019m just chilling for a little bit. But I\u2019m never chilling; I\u2019m always planning for what’s coming. I\u2019m physically chilling but not emotionally or mentally. I will be mediating. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll meditate too. S<\/strong>o music is on the way?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yeah, it\u2019s done. This year and next year. It\u2019s completely done. That\u2019s why I said I don\u2019t need to be making music right now. But if I\u2019m inspired … <\/p>\n I love the plotting. W<\/strong>hat\u2019s inspiring you right now? What\u2019s giving you life?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve got three things. You can pick one of them or write them all. One is people watching. I\u2019ve been really enjoying that recently … going out without music in, which is crazy, because I couldn\u2019t possibly do that. I\u2019ll still have my earphones with me, don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019ll just have them out. I soak up the fact that we\u2019re living on a rock … it\u2019s so crazy. Does any of this even matter? I\u2019m like, We<\/em> should just enjoy every single moment<\/em>. So finding peace in that as well, watching people live their lives, and knowing that everyone has their own life and is going through something or having a great day. Watching people in love, as well is inspiring me a lot. It\u2019s very nice. My other thing is fashion week. Obviously, I have to say that. A lot of the shows recently have been so good. I\u2019ve missed a lot of the shows because I was on the Halsey tour, but even watching them online is exactly the same, just as special as it would feel. And I\u2019m going to Paris this week for a show which will be really nice. <\/p>\n One more question. What do you want to let your fans know? They\u2019ll be seeing you at Lollapalooza, they\u2019ll be watching you at these festivals, they\u2019ll be waiting with baited breath for new music. What do you want to share with them right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n I just want to say, “Be ready.” I\u2019m going to say be ready and I\u2019m going to say \u201cLook in the mirror and tell yourself ‘you\u2019re the best.\u2019\u201d I don\u2019t care if it\u2019s cringey, I think it\u2019s important to affirm these things. That\u2019s what I\u2019m going to say.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When you\u2019re meant to be somewhere, you\u2019ll be there. If something\u2019s meant to be yours, it will be yours<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Director\/Photographer: <\/em><\/em>James Bee<\/em><\/em><\/u> When PAPER catches up with British indie-pop singer-songwriter and model flowerovlove this summer, she’s sitting outside a London restaurant, embracing the weather with friends. It’s a few days after she opened for Olivia Rodrigo at Hyde Park and she’s still buzzing over the experience. “It was amazing! 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<\/em><\/em><\/a>Co-Director\/DP: <\/em><\/em>Leo Hsu<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>VFX Director: <\/em><\/em>Danni Huang<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Stylist: <\/em><\/em>Willyum Beck<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Stylist Assistant: <\/em><\/em>Emma Nusbaum<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Makeup Artist: <\/em><\/em>Cass Lee<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Hair Stylist: <\/em><\/em>Chika Nishiyama<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Gaffer: <\/em><\/em>Dichen Chen<\/em><\/em><\/u><\/a>, <\/em><\/em>Weiren Jheng<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Digitech: <\/em><\/em>Jacky Jiang<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Executive Producers: <\/em><\/em>Lisa Liu<\/em><\/em><\/u><\/a>, <\/em><\/em>Tyler Bee<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Production: <\/em><\/em>Outcast<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>CD: <\/em><\/em>James Bee<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>AD: <\/em><\/em>Danni Huang<\/em><\/em><\/u>
<\/em><\/em><\/a>Post Production, EQ House: <\/em><\/em>B221studio<\/em><\/em><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"