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Noah Kahan Reveals He Goes Full “Hannah Montana Mode” to Stay Grounded
Noah Kahan’s perspective is evolving as he does.
The “Dial Drunk” singer has never shied away from getting candid with fans, whether it is opening up about his anxiety or detailing his struggle with body dysmorphia. That’s why as he’s taken a holistic approach to his own health and wellness routines, he's sharing what is working for him.
“I'm in my own health journey, and I'm trying to find things that I can drink and eat that are going to be like really good, but good for me,” he explained to E! News in an exclusive interview. “And so individually, I was starting to get into kind of the probiotic soda, and had Culture Pop and loved it.”
So, “it felt really natural” to team up with the Massachusetts-based soda company, with them launching Noah Kahan’s Limited Edition Sparking Black Cherry flavor in January. After all, the Vermont native is selective when it comes to who he works with, admitting, “The only reason I want to do something is if it feels like it has a personal connection to me and it has an environment that I want to be in.”
And he more than found that in Culture Pop. Because, when it boils down to it, “It's this really tasty, natural tasting beverage that doesn't like make you feel sick or bloated,” Kahan noted. “It's just a really good probiotic soda.”
For the “All My Love” artist, that’s been the key to unlocking healthy habits.
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“The ultimate cheat code in life is to find the vices that are inconsequential to your health, right?” Kahan posited. “And sometimes I feel like I have to stop myself when I'm drinking one. I'm like, ‘I'm doing something bad,’ and I'm worried that my old middle school principal's watching me or something. And it's like ‘no, this is good for you, and it's good, and those two things can coexist at the same time.’"
As the 29-year-old put it, “I think it's important for people growing up and looking at beverages and who want to drink soda realize that there's something out there that's just as good that's not going to like make you feel gross.”
Plus, the packaging itself, is, as Kahan says so himself, “a beautiful looking can.”
“I was really happy with how it came out,” he revealed. “There's all sorts of different motifs and symbols in the can—there's music and there's different, almost Keith Haring-style artwork on it that I think is really unique and individual. And yeah, I just love working with that and been really exciting to see how people connected with this this drink in particular.
But beyond the physical feeling that comes with drinking the soda—and the “striking” can—Kahan is also grateful to have found a collaborator who join him in championing mental health causes like the “New Perspective” artist’s Busyhead Project. In fact, Culture Pop donated $100,000 to Kahan’s organization as part of their partnership.
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“In making the can,” the Grammy nominee emphasized, “we wanted to make sure it had a had some kind of partnership with our charity, Busyhead Project, which is really cool. And the Culture Pop folks being down to support our mental health initiatives just kind of strengthen that bond.”
After all, mental health has been a key focus for Kahan throughout his career. So, as he travels around the world for The Great Divide tour—supporting the album of the same name released earlier this year—mental and physical health have been at the forefront of how he prioritizes time for himself on the road.
“I see a therapist every week,” he noted of his self-care routine. “I make sure I'm staying healthy in the gym and eating well as well as I can. I like to journal and just kind of like try to remind myself of different gratitudes I have for all of it.”
Sometimes, that includes acknowledging when he’s feeling bogged down by the grueling schedule or time away from his loved ones.
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“I've been feeling nothing but gratitude this current tour,” he told E!, “And being grateful can be hard because you feel like you can't be frustrated or be stubborn or be disappointed by things.”
As such, it’s important that he’s ‘not allowing myself to be locked into gratitude,” noting he gives himself permission to acknowledge, “‘Hey, this is hard for me today. This thing was hard, and this part of this life is hard,’ and not feeling like I have to punish myself for having emotions about my job.”
So, instead of hitting deny, deny, deny on those emotions, he lets them out—and let’s his loved ones in.
“Just being really honest with myself,” Kahan cited as the key to working through the ups and downs. “And the dialogue I have with my band and my crew, my family—always being open and honest, and just letting kind of how we feel be part of the discussion every day. We, work with Backline to help provide mental health resources to our touring folks. We have a really serious backdrop of mental health on this tour, and that's been really special.”
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