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Auf der Maur said Rodrigo told her daughter backstage that her mother’s work helped make the pop star’s career possible.
- Former Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur revealed that Olivia Rodrigo credited her influence during a backstage meeting when Auf Der Maur's daughter turned 13 and attended one of Rodrigo's concerts.
- Auf Der Maur, who played bass for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, noted that Rodrigo's albums Sour and Guts demonstrate explicit 90s alternative rock influence in both songwriting and production.
- Rodrigo told the teenager backstage, "Without your mother, none of this would have happened," a moment Auf Der Maur said confirmed direct correlations between her career and the singer's work.
- Homages to Hole appear throughout Sour, including the debut album's cover art featuring a beauty queen reminiscent of the band's 1994 classic Live Through This.
- While Hole singer Courtney Love previously accused Rodrigo of "stealing an original idea" regarding Sour Prom Concert Film promo imagery, Rodrigo responded to Love's Instagram quip expressing admiration for the band.
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A rock legend helped Harry Potter star and Oxford University student Emma Watson with an issue.
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