Ep. 218: Conan Gray | From Bedroom to Global Sensation

Today’s guest began on YouTube — a teenager posting bedroom covers to a handful of viewers.
Now, his songs have been streamed billions of times across the globe.
He’s headlined sold-out arenas on multiple continents, become a global fashion force, and built one of the most devoted fanbases of his generation.
He’s collaborated with legends like Max Martin, while never losing the raw honesty that made his music essential in the first place.
He’s not just a rising star — he’s already one of pop’s defining voices.
And with his new album, he proves that even at the biggest scale, vulnerability is still his superpower.
And the writer is… Conan Gray!

Thank you to NMPA for sponsoring this season, and fighting for songwriters as well as this podcast.

– This Is Conan Gray (teaser)
– Singing Disney With Ross 🎶
– From Bedroom Dreams to Billions
– Growing Up Lonely, Writing to Survive
– The Music Video That Rewired His Brain
– When Adele Proved Bedroom Songs Were Possible
– Uploading at Age 9 (Before He Knew the Internet)
– “Nothing Sounded Like Me”
– Panic Attacks → Falling in Love With Touring
– Dropping Out & Betting Everything on Music
– The Moment His Sister Realized He Was Famous
– Turning Heartbreak Into Healing on Stage
– The Nightmare of Empty Venues
– Dan Nigro: The Producer Who Changed Everything
– Why Conan Refuses to Believe He’s ‘Made It’
– Ad Break – Support Songwriters (NMPA)
– ‘Maniac’: The Shower Song That Hit a Billion 🚿
– Heather: The Song Everyone Slept On… Until They Didn’t
– Found Heaven: His Public Bootcamp
– Max Martin’s Biggest Lesson (That Changed His Writing)
– Rediscovering Himself on Wishbone
– The Falsetto High Note That Almost Broke Him
– Cornell: The Song Too Honest to Ignore
– Why Radical Honesty Is His Only Rule
– Why His Art Isn’t Just Music
– The Three Songs That Define His New Era
– What He’d Tell 12-Year-Old Conan
– Ross: “You Wrote a Song I Wish Was Mine”

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Ep. 218: Conan Gray | From Bedroom to Global Sensation

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