64 “Victoria’s Jax Secret”
How did you come up with the idea for this song?
I had “Victoria’s Secret” as a concept in my notes for a long time, but I never found the right words. I always felt like it was coming from an inauthentic place because, even to this day, I’m not this female protagonist that’s healed, confident and full of body positivity. But when it came from a young girl [I was babysitting], I felt like I had a responsibility with this new platform to try my very best to prevent the next generation of young girls from going through what I went through.
How did you react to Victoria’s Secret’s CEO responding to its message? When I read the letter, my first instinct was, “Mom! Dad! Look at this thing. This is so badass.” But nothing I said was a new concept, and it really is silly that it should take a song breaking into the Billboard Hot 100 or a viral TikTok to be able to demand change. The sad truth is that if real change is going to happen, it’s going to be through actually listening to your customers and understanding the pain.
What is your biggest takeaway from the song’s success?
I learned that there should be more of an incentive to put out music, even if you don’t feel comfortable talking about something. I never talked about [the content in “Victoria’s Secret”] because I felt like it was too much about me. But it helped a lot of people, so moving forward, the things I was never comfortable talking about — even if it’s breakups and traumatic things I’ve gone through — maybe I will start talking about, because other people could use it.