Olivia Rodrigo Credits Hole for Her Musical Career, Tells Melissa Auf der Maur’s Daughter

Melissa Auf der Maur says a backstage moment made a clear connection between 1990s rock and today’s pop stars. Filmogaz.com reports: Olivia Rodrigo Credits Hole for Her Musical Career, Tells Melissa Auf der Maur’s Daughter.

The backstage exchange

Auf der Maur bought her daughter tickets to an Olivia Rodrigo show for a 13th birthday. The pair were invited backstage after the concert. Rodrigo told the teen that her mother’s work mattered to her success.

Auf der Maur said that comment confirmed a direct link between eras. The anecdote featured in an interview with NME. The interview is part of the “Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!” series.

Roots and influences

Auf der Maur played bass in Hole from 1994 to 1999. She later joined the Smashing Pumpkins from 1999 to 2007.

Rodrigo has cited many 1990s and early 2000s artists. She names Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Hayley Williams, and Fiona Apple. She also mentions the Smashing Pumpkins and Fleetwood Mac as inspirations.

Albums and chart success

Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour, arrived in 2021. It topped the Billboard 200 chart. Her follow-up, Guts, was released in 2023.

Auf der Maur recently published a memoir titled Even the Good Girls Will Cry. She is 54 years old. Rodrigo is 23.

Controversy over visuals

When Sour was released, Courtney Love criticized some promo photos. Love said the sad prom queen imagery echoed Hole’s 1994 Live Through This cover. The dispute centered on the Sour Prom Concert Film imagery.

Rodrigo responded on social media with an admiring nod to the earlier album. Auf der Maur called the public compliment to her daughter one of her proudest moments.