Omar Apollo in the Q studio in Toronto.
'I've commodified my heartbreaks since I was 18': Omar Apollo on his new album God Said No | CBC Arts LoadedThe singer-songwriter is back with his sophomore album, God Said No. He sits down with Q’s Tom Power to talk about turning his sadness into music."I really, really despise being interviewed, like, I hate it," Apollo tells Power. "Not from you though…. You're a good guy.
Since the release of his debut record two years ago, Apollo's career has skyrocketed. He received a Grammy nod, toured with SZA and Billie Eilish, attended the Met Gala, and made his acting debut in Luca Guadagnino's filmWATCH | Omar Apollo's full interview with Tom Power: "I had a tough year," he says. "It was a lot of things, but mostly a little break up — not little, it was colossal. But, I mean, now I'm better than I ever have been."
The title of Apollo's new album was inspired by a comment his friend made that helped him change his perspective on the end of that relationship: "I gave it my everything, and God said, 'No.'" "I was like, 'Wow, that kind of ate," he tells Power. "It makes a lot of sense because I have a really religious background. I think there's great wisdom in all the religions and I think you just take what resonates and leave what doesn't.""I've hit my lowest and I've hit my highest," he says. "I know what it's like to be loved. I know what it's like to want to burst into tears every single moment of your life for a year….
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