Noah Kahan Goes Fishing in Tennessee, Talks Songwriting, Mental Health, & More | Cover Story

For Rolling Stone’s June 2026 cover story, ‪@NoahKahan‬ gives us a tour of a rural Tennessee farm, where he made a portion of his new album ‘The Great Divide.’ Speaking with Senior Writer Angie Martoccio, #noahkahan goes fishing, feeds the farm animals, and sits by the fire, as he opens up about the pressure to follow-up his breakout hit #stickseason, his mental health, songwriting, and much more. #noahkahanmusic Noah Kahan on learning that success doesn’t fix everything: “Every cliché about music has proven so true for me. Like, ‘You can get everything you want, and it’s still not going to do it!’” Noah Kahan on needing to set boundaries between his personal life and his songs: “Once I’ve given everything to everybody. I was like, ‘Who am I actually behind all of it, when I log off or when I step offstage?’ I understand people want to go deeper, and they want to know who [my songs] are about. I just have to create some boundaries. My wife is very private and really desires that privacy, and doesn’t like having her life become something that everyone can look at or talk about. That’s something that I’ve always respected about her, and it’s something I try really hard to maintain. It’s a work in progress of finding how much I want to share.” Noah Kahan on being diagnosed with OCD: "It was surprising. I was under the influence of the idea that OCD was like, ‘I need to wash my hands a hundred times.’ But I didn’t realize how much more there was to it. I started putting all these pieces together from my childhood, and these different rituals I’ve had my whole life. It wasn’t just anxiety or being stressed. It was this real insidious disorder that I was struggling with.” Noah Kahan on being proud of the album he’s made — despite how difficult it was to get there: “You find out who you are in the moments when you’re alone. In the moments things are quiet, and you don’t have 30,000 people screaming that they love you. I needed to be brought back down to earth, and I think the process, as hard as it was, really did bring me back.” Read the Rolling Stone cover story here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu... ⸻ Talent — Noah Kahan Interviewer — Angie Martoccio Director of Social & Video — Waiss Aramesh Shoot Director, Editor, Colorist — Mitch Saavedra Executive Producer — Christopher Hwisu Kim Senior Producer — Viviane Feldman Social Video Producer — Sim Tumay Video Director of Photography — Eric Brouse Camera Operators: Mindy Cook, Kamren Kennedy Sound Engineer — Tony Dancy Production Assistant — Corbin WM Peak UX Editor — Nicole Thompson Creative Director — Joe Hutchinson Executive Music Editor — Christian Hoard Editors in Chief — Sean Woods & Shirley Halperin CEO — Julian Holguin Special Thanks — Fire Tower Farm    / rollingstone