Tove Lo has revealed that her track "Cool Girl," which was inspired by a monologue from the film and book Gone Girl. Speaking with Rolling Stone, the Swedish pop star revealed that the story deeply affected her and felt relevant to the state of affairs for young women today.
"I got the first inspiration from the Gone Girl movie," she said. "She's gone full psycho, and she's sitting there talking about 'He wanted a cool girl, so I ate pizza. I drank beer. I made a size two. I didn't give a f**k that he checked out other women.'"
She adds, "I was thinking about it, and it's really true. Why do we try to be someone we're not to make someone love us? Would you want to fake yourself for the rest of your life? That's f****d up. Even though she's creepy, I kind of thought it was funny that it's just very common to see that."
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