Noah Kahan is right where he always thought he'd be."My high school prediction was Most Likely to Be a Regionally-Known Musician," he said.
"I think it was supposed to be an insult, but I'm happy to have found my niche."He's somewhere in the woods of Vermont, talking about his favorite place."I think people think about Vermont and they think maple syrup, Bernie Sanders, flannel T-shirts, Subaru Outbacks, and they're not wrong, but there's so much more here, and I think it's important to tell those stories, too." It's also the place where, back in 2020, Kahan posted a partial song on TikTok, not expecting much.
"I deleted many TikToks before," he said."Like, I would put it on TikTok, and then I'd look like a couple hours later.
And if it wasn't doing well, I will get insecure and delete it."Luckily, he left this one up, because the next morning things started to change."All these artists and different TikTok creators started covering it," Kahan said.
"And it felt like, Whoa, more people know me than I thought! And it was kind of one of those moments where I was like, maybe I do have like a career ahead of me."Did he ever! The song, "Stick Season," and the 2022 album of the same name, propelled Kahan, now 29, from a Regionally Known Musician to a multi-platinum, two-time Grammy-nominated singer on a run of sold-out stadium shows.Legions of fans see themselves in his lyrics – specifics from Kahan's life that feel universal: Friendships lost, messy divorces, bouts of depression and anxiety … and they sing every word.And I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticksAnd I saw your mom, she forgot that I existedAnd it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victimI'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for ChristmasAnd I'll dream each night of some version of youThat I might not have, but I did not loseNow you're tire tracks and one pair of shoesAnd I'm split in half, but that'll have to doFrom "Stick Season" Noah Kahan per...