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How Conan Gray Turned the Wreckage of Heartbreak Into His ‘Very First Love Song’ With ‘Alley Rose’
Conan Gray breaks down 'Alley Rose' from his new album 'Found Heaven' on the latest episode of Rolling Stone's 'The Breakdown.'
On the latest episode of Rolling Stone ‘s The Breakdown, Gray delves into how “Alley Rose” — written on his own and produced by Greg Kurstin — emerged as the one song on the album that details the aftermath of the crush he spent most of the record singing about. Gray had written entire albums about crushes, unrequited feelings, and internal reflections before — his 2020 debut Kid Krow and 2022’s Superache — but he wasn’t prepared for the way heartbreak could bulldoze his process. “Alley Rose” was inspired, in title, by Abbey Road in London (where much of Gray’s whirlwind romance unfolded) and the narrowness of alleyways, which reflected the “little private spot in between the scenes of the rest of the world” that he existed in during that time.
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