Bebe Rexha on Imposter Syndrome, Self-Regulation & Finally Knowing Who She Is

Joel sits down with pop icon Bebe Rexha — freshly independent and partnered with EMPIRE — ahead of her new visual album Dirty Blonde, out June 12. From making beats on GarageBand to a short-lived band with Pete Wentz to touring Warped Tour to Grammy nominations, Bebe traces the full arc of how she got here. They talk about anxiety, self-regulation, imposter syndrome, how Grammy voting actually works, and why she refuses to be stuck in a box. "If I wanna do a classical album next, I'm gonna do that." Watch the full episode on Veeps, or right here on Artist Friendly. Chapters: 0:00 Good Charlotte Tour Dates 0:40 Intro 3:00 Dealing With Anxiety 5:08 Learning How to Self-Regulate 7:32 Ad Break 9:27 Life Coach 10:47 10K Steps 15:09 Is the Phone Good or Bad? 15:50 Start Small 19:00 Sometimes You Have to Move On 20:45 Live Your Life as Best as You Can 21:11 For Those Who Want to Be as Big as Elvis 30:11 Good Charlotte and the Grammys 35:00 Is There Bad Art? 35:33 How Grammy Voting Works 40:00 Joel Loves Musicals, Not Operas 43:02 The Bebe Journey — How She Prepared 51:31 Bebe Battles Imposter Syndrome 53:22 Fake It Until You Make It 54:17 Dirty Blonde — The Album 58:14 When Bebe First Started in Sessions 1:00:58 How COVID Affected Bebe 1:03:22 Bebe Knows Who She Is Now 🔗 Follow Artist Friendly IG: instagram.com/artist.friendly TikTok: tiktok.com/@artist.friendly YouTube:    / @artist.friendly   Veeps: veeps.com/artistfriendly 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts #ArtistFriendly #BebeRexha #JoelMadden #MusicPodcast #DirtyBlonde #EMPIRE #Grammys #PeteWentz #WarpedTour #GarageBand #Anxiety #ImpostorSyndrome #MentalHealth #PopMusic #IndependentArtist #VisualAlbum