Miller’s upcoming album reflects the understanding and grace she’s given herself.

Miller first became well-known when she completed the second season of “The X Factor” at just 13 years old. She later continued to build her career as a singer and songwriter, releasing her debut album “Not an Apology” in 2015. Since then, Miller has continued to realize her music and grow as an artist. 

During a recent press conference with 1984, she explored how making “Mr. Peaked in High School” forced her to reflect on growing up fast in the harsh spotlight and her time on “The X Factor.”  She touched on topics such as relationships, humor, and different ways her past continues to show up in her music. 

For Miller, experiencing success isn't necessarily about believing the best part of her life is behind her. In fact, it's almost the opposite, but she doesn't want to live there. 

Looking back at her teenage years has forced her to realize that just because something happens early doesn't mean that it has to be the best thing that will ever happen. 

She knows her music was commercially bigger at one point, and instead of allowing that to define her, she has found another way to laugh about it and uses it as inspiration. Miller didn't hesitate to talk about the burnout that comes with her success. Miller expressed that she experienced burnout multiple times through her career and described working almost every single day in her later teenage years.

Miller’s life and career became exhausting and overwhelming. She recalled how she asked her management team for a weekend off, so she could spend time with her friends. Rather than simply being told that it was okay, she was encouraged to think about how the time that she was at her lowest could be potentially inspiring for a new song; that moment stuck with her. 

Miller spent years learning how to just work; that’s all she knew. In today’s day and age, she is learning how to live, too.