Olivia Rodrigo & Sarah McLachlan Talk Daisy Chain Fields Festival, Lilith Fair & More | Cover Story

Rolling Stone's exclusive digital cover story features four of the stars from ‪@OliviaRodrigo‬'s Daisy Chain Fields festival: ‪@sarahmclachlan‬, Chappell Roan, Doechii, and Rodrigo herself. #sarahmclachlan, who founded the all-women festival Lilith Fair in 1997, joined #oliviarodrigo in a conversation on video, which also features Rolling Stone co-editor-in-chief Shirley Halperin and senior writer Angie Martoccio. Filmed in Los Angeles a few days before Daisy Chain, the interview discusses starting those two historic festivals, sexism in the industry, what they love about each other's music, and the power an all-women festival can have. Rodrigo on Lilith Fair’s impact: “Something that's definitely not lost on me is how much times have changed … And I think that's in large part to the way that you broke down barriers, Sarah, and people of your generation, who really fought to be taken seriously and fought to have the same microphone and the same stage. I'm just endlessly grateful for that. I also feel like Daisy Chain is a celebration of how far we've come as women in music.” Rodrigo on what she hopes for Daisy Chain: “Music was the first medium where the way I felt was really accepted. Growing up, that was my safe space. So if girls can come to Daisy Chain and feel a little sliver of that, that would be a dream.” Rodrigo on Dolly Parton passing: “She's a saint, seriously. Talk about a pen, talk about a voice, talk about a heart. I am so saddened by her loss. I really appreciate how she never spoke badly about anyone. I really always appreciated that about her and wanted to be more like that myself. She even spoke about some crazy sort of bad individuals with just so much generosity and love, and I think we just need so much more of that in today's world, and she's just the best of us.” McLachlan on Rodrigo calling her about Daisy Chain:  “Joy and elation in an instant. I was like, ‘Hallelujah! Someone is finally taking the torch and carrying it forward.’” McLachlan on Rodrigo starting an all-women festival: “I think you're brave to be at the forefront of something that is going to anger a lot of people. But fuck that, and good for you for standing up for it." McLachlan on fighting for what’s right: “When someone says no to me, I just push back even harder to prove them wrong when it seems so simple and so ridiculous.” Read the Rolling Stone cover story here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu... ⸻ Talent: Olivia Rodrigo, Sarah McLachlan Interviewer: Angie Martoccio, Shirley Halperin Director of Social & Video: Waiss Aramesh Shoot Director: Julie Goldstone Producer/Editor/Colorist: Mitch Saavedra Executive Producer: Christopher Hwisu Kim Senior Producer: Viviane Feldman Director of Photography: Grant Bell Camera Operators: Iris Lee, Sarah Greenwald, Lena Lee Gaffer: Lena Lee Sound Engineer: Glo Marie Senior Product Designer: Nicole Thompson Special Thanks: Mint Locations Creative Director: Joe Hutchinson Executive Music Editor: Christian Hoard Co-Editors in Chief: Sean Woods, Shirley Halperin CEO: Julian Holguin