In a new interview with actor and comedian Bowen Yang for Interview magazine, Chappell Roan shared that her biggest regret in life is turning down "a full-ride scholarship" at the Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) in Michigan because of a guy.

Roan, who now identifies as a lesbian, told Yang:

They were like, “We want you, bitch,” and I was like, “I love my hick boyfriend, who’s a dairy farmer, going nowhere.” So I said no. I look back, and I’m like, “Damn, all that for a Marine?”

As a 16-year-old, Roan attended a singer/songwriter summer camp at Interlochen, an experience she has previously said "literally changed my life." That's not just hyperbole. It was at Interlochen that Roan wrote the song "Die Young" about her struggles with depression and feeling like an outsider. The song later blew up on YouTube and led to Roan signing her first major label record deal in 2015.

Speaking to Yang, Roan clarified that while she regrets giving up the opportunity to attend the ICA as a full-time student, she wouldn't necessarily go back and make a different choice.

It just would’ve been sick to save myself from a lot of queer violence. But at the same time, I would not be the Midwest princess I am today if I had been around art kids. I look at my life and I’m like, “Everything was exactly as it should have been.”

In the interview, Roan also talks about standing up for trans rights, the girl she has a crush on, and how she's handling her new-found fame. Read the full article here.

Roan kicks off a new European tour on 31 August, including three nights at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

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