When Summer Walker broke onto the music scene in 2018 with her debut mixtape, Last Days of Summer, she quickly became one of the most talked-about R&B girls in the game. Her style was refreshing and her lyrics were relatable. Within a year, her debut album was released and it shot to the top of the charts. Outside of music, however, Summer Walker has received a lot of backlash for many of her comments. Recently, people have been questioning her parenting skills after a photo of her and her daughter raised people’s concerns about the baby’s health. As usual, though, Summer isn’t going to let anyone’s negative comments bring her down. Keep reading to learn 10 things you didn’t know about Summer Walker.
1. She’s An Atlanta Native
One of the fun facts about Summer Walker is that she was born and raised in the Atlanta area. She hasn’t shared much about her childhood, but what we do know is that her father was originally from England. Sadly, her parents divorced when Walker was little, which led her to struggle with feelings of loneliness throughout her life.
2. Songwriting Started An Outlet For Her Sadness
Not only does Summer have a great voice, but her pen game is very impressive and writing is an important part of her life. During an interview with American Songwriter, she said, “I would write music whenever I was sad. That was my outlet. I wasn’t planning on calling myself an artist. I just felt compelled to write my thoughts down and they became songs. It just happened over time. Writing is my way of capturing my emotion. It’s a safe place for reflection for me and my way of expressing my sadness.”
3. She Taught Herself To Play The Guitar
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Anyone who has ever tried to learn an instrument knows that it can be extremely difficult – even with the help of an experienced teacher. That said, the fact that Summer Walker taught herself how to play the guitar by watching YouTube videos is certainly an impressive accomplishment.
4. She Likes To Clean (She Even Had Her Own Cleaning Company)
Even though most people hate cleaning and are miserable when they’re surrounded by filth, Summer Walker is not that person. She loves cleaning! She cleans because she likes to and it’s become her way of relieving stress. Not only that she enjoys cleaning, but she even had her own cleaning company in Atlanta before her singing career took off. It was called Summer So Clean, which is an obvious pun on Summer’s name.
5. She Struggles With Social Anxiety
Interacting with the public is a natural part of being a celebrity, but it’s definitely not Summer Walker’s cup of tea. Her social anxiety has made her avoid the spotlight as much as possible. While talking to Rolling Stone, Summer said, “I’m a super-duper introvert. Not because I want to be — I just don’t really understand human interaction. I don’t get it. So I just stay in the house.”
6. She Has A Very Interesting Backstage Routine
It’s not unusual for artists to have backstage routines before they go out on stage and perform. However, Summer Walker’s routine might just make you cringe and make that little face where your upper lip touches the bottom of your nose. She told Billboard, “I fart. My backstage ritual is flatulence.”
7. She Used To Be A Stripper
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Just like most people, Summer Walker had a bumpy road to success. Before becoming a professional singer, her path had a few twists and turns here and there. Interestingly enough, she was a stripper in Atlanta for several years mostly because she needed money to pay her bills. Even though some people tried shaming her for her previous job, Summer was never embarrassed about her past.
8. Her COVID-19 Vaccine Comments Raised Eyebrows
Summer Walker is the type of person to say what’s on her mind and we applaud that. However, some of her comments about the COVID-19 vaccine were a bit out of place and made people raise eyebrows. She expressed her negative thoughts on vaccination on several occasions, saying that many people experienced bleeding, bruises, spontaneous periods, and miscarriage from being in close proximity to a newly vaccinated person. She even went so far as to ask vaccinated people to stay away from her.
9. She May Have Had A Nose Job
In the summer of 2020, Summer posted a photo on social media where her nose looked drastically different. Some people thought it up to makeup contouring while others had doubts she’d undergone cosmetic surgery. Summer never confirmed the rumors, but there was a plastic surgeon who potentially broke a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality when he posted a photo of her on social media, insinuating that she had been his patient.
10. Her Album ‘Still Over It’ Beat Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’
Summer Walker released ‘Still Over It’ in 2020 and people all around the world went crazy for it. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, landing all 18 of its eligible tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 and moving 166,000 equivalent album units. It turned out to be a huge hit among R&B music lovers. It became Summer Walker’s first number-one album and the first number-one R&B album by a woman since Beyoncé’s Lemonade in 2016.
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