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Michelle Zauner said "“Savage Good Boy" came from a headline I read about billionaires buying bunkers. I was interested in examining that specific type of villainy, and I found myself adopting the perspective of a rich man coaxing a young woman to come live with him underground, attempting to rationalize his almost impossible share of greed and miserliness. ”
Writing from the perspective of a breadwinner seems to be a recurrent theme in Zauner’s work. In her songs ‘Bread’ and ‘Day 12’, she addressed other storylines where a man is trying to provide for a woman.
"'This one was co-produced by Alex G, who is one of my favourite musicians of all time, and was inspired by a headline I’d read about billionaires buying bunkers. I wanted to write it from the perspective of a billionaire who’d bought one, and who was coaxing a woman to come live with him as the world burned around them. I wanted to capture what that level of self-validation looks like—that rationalisation of hoarding wealth.'" - via Apple Music
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