Kim Petras

“As I was finding my musical style, I found my personal style as well, and moving from Germany to L.A. was part of that, raiding the secondhand stores in L.A. trying out different beauty themes, finding my love for huge lashes and big, long hair extensions.”

“I love nostalgic pop music. The '80s especially, to me, is the greatest era of songs. I just love the '80s so much.”

“I write my own lyrics; I can incorporate my own ideas. And yes, apparently, people think it's cool. That's pretty awesome.”

“I think an online presence is super important. I find new artists and songs I like on socials or Spotify. It's really how people find you. I don't take posting on socials very seriously though.”

“I would love to work with Drake. I think he's such a pop star, and he's dropping amazing songs.”

“As a kid, I watched every Madonna documentary and tour. I was obsessed with her - and with any pop star of the '80s.”

“I don't know - a lot of people think it's a really negative thing to do bubble gum pop, but I love it. I, like, want to own it.”

“I had this one producer who sent me tracks because he saw my YouTube videos that were popular and got a couple million views.”

“To hear my songs at parties is really amazing.”

“I want to become one of the songwriting greats. That's my number one goal.”

“I love amazing lyrics paired with amazing melodies.”

“I want to grow as a vocalist, and I want to really kill every single show and just become better.”

“I'm always working with other collaborators.”

“There's a soft spot in my heart for the color and fantasy of the '80s.”

“When I hear heartbreak songs, I always feel like, 'O.K. that's exactly how I feel... I'm not the only person who fell in love like a stupid person.'”

“It's a recurring thing: It's that I fall really deeply for bad relationships. It's just always been this way and not changing.”

“I really feel that my fans have given me a lot of confidence.”

“I love Halloween, and I love spooky stuff. I love horror movies. I love everything creepy, and I've always kind of wanted to do this, just do really dark pop.”

“I really admire Vivienne Westwood because she always done her own thing. She is eccentric but really great at the same time.”

“People started recording my songs. Later, I was offered songwriter contracts. And then, finally, I could take the time to work on my own project. I worked hard for this all by myself.”