Phoebe Bridgers Trivia | 75 facts about the famous singer

Phoebe Bridgers is an American singer and songwriter. Her sophomore album “Punisher” recieved critical acclaim.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career thus far.

1. Her full name is Phoebe Lucille Bridgers
2. She was born August 17, 1994
3. She is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
4. Bridgers is from Los Angeles, California
5. Best known for her work as a solo artist
6. She is also known for being part of the musical groups boygenius (with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and Better Oblivion Community Center (with Conor Oberst)
7. Bridgers made her solo debut with the studio album Stranger in the Alps (2017)
8. This album was followed by Punisher (2020)
9. Punisher earned Bridgers widespread critical acclaim and four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist
10. Phoebe Lucille Bridgers was born on August 17, 1994 in Pasadena, California, where she was raised
11. As a child, Bridgers made extra money by busking at the Pasadena Farmers Market
12. Bridgers is a graduate of the Sequoyah School in Pasadena and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
13. She spent some of her childhood in Ukiah, California
14. Early in her career, Bridgers played guitar and sang lead vocals in Einstein’s Dirty Secret and played bass in Sloppy Jane
15. Bridgers’ career came to light when she met American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams through mutual collaborator Harrison Whitford
16. Adams produced her major label debut 7″, Killer, and released it on his record label, PAX AM in 2014
17. During this time the two began a romantic relationship
18. In early 2016, Bridgers supported Julien Baker on her 2016 East Coast tour
19. In June 2017, Bridgers signed to Dead Oceans
20. On September 22, 2017, she released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, to generally positive reviews
21. The album was produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska
22. On March 12, 2018, the social networking site Pebbal named Stranger in the Alps the best album of 2017
23. On March 3, 2018, Bridgers appeared on CBS This Morning: Saturday and sang “Motion Sickness” and “Scott Street”
24. Bridgers’s song “Safe at Home” was featured on season 3, episode 5 of the ABC Family show Switched at Birth
25. Season 3, episode 17, of the same show featured her song “Ask Me To/Steamroller”
26. Her song “Georgia” was featured on season 8, episode 2 of the ABC show Castle
27. The track “Smoke Signals” appeared on season 1, episode 7 of Burden of Truth
28. Her song “Funeral” was featured near the end of season 3, episode 2 of the FOX show Lethal Weapon
29. Her song “Motion Sickness” was featured on the Netflix television series Trinkets and on season one, episode 3 of 9-1-1: Lone Star
30. In May 2018 Bridgers was featured on a remake of the Lord Huron song “The Night We Met” for the soundtrack to season 2 of the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why
31. In 2019, Bridgers teamed up with The National’s Matt Berninger to record a track for Between Two Ferns: The Movie called “Walking on a String”
32. She also appeared in the film
33. The song was released on October 17, 2019
34. In 2018 Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus formed the group Boygenius
35. They released three songs in August 2018 and subsequently announced an EP and a tour
36. The EP, boygenius, was released on October 26, 2018
37. Bridgers and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes revealed their new band Better Oblivion Community Center on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
38. They released their eponymous debut album in January 2019 (released through Dead Oceans)
39. On January 26, 2019, they were interviewed on CBS This Morning Saturday and performed “Dylan Thomas” and “Didn’t Know What I Was in For”
40. The show ended while they performed “My City”
41. On February 26, Bridgers released the song “Garden Song” alongside its music video
42. On April 3, The 1975 released their single “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America” from their album, Notes on a Conditional Form on which Bridgers featured
43. She also features on three more songs from the same album
44. On April 9, Bridgers released the song “Kyoto”
45. She announced via an Instagram post that her second album, titled Punisher, would be released on June 19, 2020
46. The album was released a day early on June 18, 2020
47. The album received widely positive reviews
48. It made its debut at number 6 on the UK album charts week ending July 2, 2020
49. Bridgers garnered four nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Alternative Music Album
50. Bridger’s music has been categorized as indie rock, indie folk and emo folk
51. It often centers around acoustic guitar and incorporates atmospheric strings, production and electronic instrumentation
52. Her music has been described as “anxious”, “melancholy” and “haunting”
53. Lyrical themes include death, trauma, therapy, depression and strained relationships, “undercut by her dry wit” and “straightforward delivery”
54. Several of Bridgers’ songs are about personal issues, such as “Kyoto”, which was inspired by her strained relationship with her father, and “Motion Sickness” and “ICU” which are about previous breakups
55. Her complex storytelling and use of evocative imagery has also been commended, such as in “Garden Song”
56. Bridgers has cited Elliott Smith as one of her favorite artists and her biggest influence on her songwriting and production style
57. Her song “Punisher” explores her meeting Smith if he were still alive
58. Other musical influences include bluegrass music, Bright Eyes, Blake Mills, Tom Waits and Nine Inch Nails
59. Her music often features a wide variety of popular culture references, the writing of author Joan Didion, ASMR videos, television series Fleabag and true crime podcast My Favorite Murder were influences on Punisher
60. Bridgers is bisexual
61. Bridgers dated Ryan Adams beginning in 2014, before eventually breaking up
62. Her song “Motion Sickness” is about the end of their relationship
63. Along with several other women, Bridgers accused Adams of sexual misconduct in a 2019 report by The New York Times
64. Bridgers was in a relationship with touring drummer and musical collaborator Marshall Vore until around 2017
65. Her song “ICU” is about the end of their relationship
66. They remain friends and collaborators
67. She has spoken about her struggles with major depressive disorder and anxiety, for which she has sought therapy
68. Bridgers is very active on Twitter and has been noted for her humor on the site
69. Bridgers is politically active
70. Bridgers, Fiona Apple and Matt Berninger released a cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 song “7 O’Clock News/Silent Night”
71. The cover was updated to reflect events in 2019, including the shooting of Botham Jean, the opioid epidemic in the United States and the testimony of Mick Mulvaney in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
72. Bridgers released this song with a statement, “Happy Holidays to everyone whose family has been literally or figuratively torn apart by Donald Trump. And to my racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, hypocritical family members, fuck you”
73. In 2020, she expressed support for and encouraged donations to racial justice charities via her website and called for the abolition of police during Punisher’s release amid the George Floyd protests
74. Bridgers released her and Maggie Rogers’ cover of “Iris” as a single specifically to raise money for Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Action
75. Having vowed to release the cover if Trump lost the 2020 presidential election