Although Claire rarely talks about it, she is the daughter of Gary Cottrill, who currently heads Rubber Tracks (Converse’s record label). Having worked in the industry for so long, it comes as no surprise that Gary had his connections.
For instance, Gary was close friends with the founder of The FADER magazine—the first magazine to write a feature on Clairo. Another example would be Clairo frequently sporting Converse shoes on her Instagram posts.
Even her gigs with Tyler The Creator and Brockhampton were put under the microscope. While there was nothing wrong with accepting her dad’s help, people started calling her out because she allegedly deceived her fans into thinking that she was a self-made artist.
