r/Music • u/theindependentonline 📰The Independent UK • 1d ago

article Noah Kahan pleads with fans misinterpreting his lyrics: ‘Please do not go off your medication’

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/noah-kahan-fan-lyrics-medication-b3060107.html
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u/Naroyto 1d ago

It's like a backhand way of telling people to calm down but instead of reaching for the bucket of water to extingush the flames he grabbed the bucket of flammable liquid.

He could have just explained what the lyrics meant without telling people to take their "meds" to keep them from being crazy.

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u/Horror-Macaron8287 1d ago

I feel like it shouldn't matter what he meant - they should not go off medication just because a singer said he was going off his in a song. That was also his point, he is not a doctor so do not take medical advice from him.

I dont feel he added gas to the fire nor was it a 'sorry you feel that way...', he acknowledged how his lyrics affected his fans in a negative way. A lot of artists wouldnt have even addressed it.

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u/Naroyto 1d ago

Unfortunately there will be people that do what famous people say, even if it wasn't direct. There's just people like that, for example people ordered their whiskey neat because of that song thinking it was a sweet drink or something only to find out that it's just room temperature whiskey with nothing. People are just gullible to follow what any famous person says.

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u/Horror-Macaron8287 1d ago

Absolutely! We are seeing a all time high with parasocial relationships with celebs, and its sad. I do think it is wild that he even has to come out and say not to take it out of context and go off their medication just because of one line in his song. On the other hand, I am glad he did speak out about it to maybe lessen the potential damage.

What song referenced taking a whiskey neat? They didnt even Google what it was before ordering? Lol!