Brooke Candy calls me an hour ahead of our scheduled time slot, preparing to take her dog for a walk after returning from a night of deejaying with her good friend Charli XCX. She jokes,"I actually didn't get home too late. I'm a little tired, but I'm good." She tells me what she is wearing—a pair of Converse and pants with"dice all over them"— and explains between laughs,"My aesthetic comes from whatever I'm into at the moment.
Ahead of the release of her new music, NYLON spoke with Candy about SEXORCISM, queerness, and her ever-evolving relationship to the music industry.A few of your first singles,"Das Me" ,"Everybody Does" , and"I Wanna Fuck Right Now" , really set the groundwork for your career. How do you think you've changed since you released those songs?
As a woman, there are certain stipulations put on you if you want to make it. I just say try to persevere and have the tenacity to keep trying because that's what I have always done. This industry is unforgiving. It really hard to tackle. You just have to have the ability to keep trying no matter what. It's just about never giving up.I am a quiet person, and I go to bed by 9pm. I just have a desire to help people, and I won't give up.