What attracts a singer who writes about anxiety, relationships, and struggling to grow up — and who is not really a fan of any other sport — to Formula 1 racing?
Just ask
@rexorangecounty
The musician is best known for warm, confessional, intimately produced songs, all of which have led to billions of streams, multiple platinum records, and even a UK #1 Album — but we are not here to discuss any of that. Instead, we are here because, over the past couple of years, Rex Orange County has been popping up across the world of Formula 1 — in the paddock at Monza, completing a hot lap, even leading off F1’s official Spotify playlist.
“There is a super dedication that I might relate to, but there’s also a non-sensitivity that I just lack. The way they can just shut off their emotions and be like ‘This is what we’re doing.’ I admire it, because I don’t think I have that,” Rex tells Esses.
Read the full story in Esses Issue 05, featuring an Esses exclusive conversation
@louisgcheslaw with Rex Orange County and incredible medium format portraits shot by
@nickwalkerstudio exclusively for Esses Magazine.
Illustration by
@emma_roshan 
