Tate McRae: 6 Months Ago vs. Now

We interviewed you six months ago. Do you remember that?

It feels like 1200 years ago.

Well, a lot has happened to you since. Congrats on literally everything.

Thank you.

You crushed it.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Do you ever sit back and kind of have to think about what's happened over the past six months?

I can't even process half the things. I don't even know, honestly, because I can't keep track of time anymore. But it feels crazy, everything feels crazy.

So, we're going to do a little thing. So you know how Billie Eilish does the Vanity Fair and how she does like each year, she goes over what has happened to her.

Uh-huh.

I know it hasn't been a year, it's been like six months, but we're going to do basically we'll edit in what you said last time. So I'm going of just bring up what you said then versus now. All right. So one of the things you said is that you, 'cause you broke me first was kinda just like blowing up. And so you said like, "I hope people like it." I'm just really happy that people are connecting to my lyrics. It makes me really happy to know that people are like really understanding it and connecting with it and I mean that's all I hoped for when I released this song. Now like, Hailey Bieber is posted on her story. You have like 500 million plus streams. How do you feel knowing you didn't know then versus now what it did?

Um, I just didn't know. Like when you release a song you seriously just don't know like what people are going to think of it, even if you love it so much. Other people could hate it and that's why music is so subjective. Um, but I definitely, definitely did not think that it would be on the radio and like all over the world. Like that seems kind of like hard to process in my brain. Um, but no, I definitely didn't. It's such a personal song. It's like literally sharing like a diary with the world, you know, and a really personal ballad, so it's crazy.

And when you see you as the cover art on Spotify and like Hailey Bieber posting it, what was that what were those moments like?

I mean, that was huge. When Spotify put me as their cover, it's today's top hits, that was like huge. Like I didn't even think I'd ever be on that playlist and then to like, I don't know, get that high and you know, um, my song be recognized like that was just kind of bonkers. Um, and then obviously, Hailey Bieber, I like freaked out about. Um, I mean, how could I not? Right.

And then when you open Spotify, did it just did you it just come up and you're like, "Oh my God, that's me." or did you know it was coming?

No, I didn't know it was coming. No one did. So we literally just like opened up Spotify and I was like, "Oh, shit!" Oh, that's me. That's me.

Okay, and then we asked you, we asked you who the last person you DM'd was.

Let me check. It was actually with um, do you know Allie Gatey? You're now you have a song out together. That's so funny. It's been it's been a a crazy time because I think a lot of like it's been a time for artists to really communicate on like Instagram and stuff and connect online. So I've been able to like talk to a lot of artists and um, even the fact that me and Ali could write that over quarantine, I can't believe it came together.

Who's the last person you DM'd now?

Last person I DM'd. Yeah. Um, I don't think I mean oh, my manager.

You said that was the last person you texted. Last person I FaceTime'd.

Well, we just got up on a Zoom call, my manager's That's so sad. No, that's literally last person I DM'd. He just posted. He was like, are you okay? So I was like, okay.

Are you who is someone huge that you've DM'd though since?

Um, I've talked to uh, The Weeknd, I've talked to Khalid, I've talked to BB Rexa. Um,

What was it like talking to The Weeknd?

I mean, that was like, I didn't talk to him. That was the only DM that was literally just like me being like, "I'm a big fan of you." and him being like actually responding. So that was like that wasn't really a conversation, I would say.

But you DM'd him. That's what counts.

But I DM'd him and he responded. That's all that matters, so.

And then you took by storm TikTok. So you've seen so many covers, people using the song. Who would you say is your Tik Tok crush?

My TikTok crush?

Do you have one?

Uh, There's I don't have I don't think I have a crush, but I have like the funniest my favorite account is this guy named Mitchell. And he like posts like once a, I don't even know, he never posts, but he has like the funniest account ever. He like mocks parents. This is awful. He like like mocks, not mocks, he just like pretends like to be your parents like during Christmas season or Thanksgiving and it's like so freaking accurate, so it's like my favorite account to watch.

So your comedy TikTok.

Like you I'm definitely comedy TikTok.

Okay, and you're in your room, right?

Yes.

Okay, so we're going to do a quick game in your room. So we'll read off some things and then if you can grab the items if anything's related, okay?

Oh god, okay.

So, the most prized possession in your room.

And I use this purse like every day. This is my This is my purse, I literally use every single day and I've had it for like three years. It's my favorite thing ever.

Anything related to your Forbes 30 Under 30?

Nothing.

How did you find that out? Did your manager tell you?

I like literally just found out the morning of um, my I got a lot of texts and, you know, they announced it and I freaked out. I mean, I mostly heard it from my my parents' room 'cause they started like they're like, "Oh my God!" and started yelling.

obviously everything you're doing your parents are proud of but like when your kid makes the Forbes list, like that's like a whole new level, I feel like for a parent to feel something with that.

That was definitely like, I mean, Forbes is so respected and it's just such an honor to be in that group that I think, you know, it was just like such an honor to even, you know, have my name in there and, you know, I think Taylor Swift was judging and see like all these names and all these categories and it just freaked me out.

Favorite makeup product.

Um, Am I supposed to pull it out or should I just say it?

If you have it right there.

Okay, I literally I don't know if this is my favorite yet, but I literally just got it and I'm addicted to it. It's like these little Fenty set and they're magnets. I'm obsessed.

You like the magnet more than the product?

Yeah. I play with the magnets all the time, so I like that.

Empty water bottle. Do you have one in your room?

Empty? No, I got a massive water bottle.

You got your water bottle. That works. Massive. Holy. Your favorite pair of shoes.

It's like this white and orange like off-white shoes and I love them. They're my favorite.

Well, congratulations on all of the success that you've had over the past six months since we've last talked to you.

Thank you.

So nice seeing you again. It's been forever.