Kim Petras Quotes

Kim Petras

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 27, 1992

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.

Kim Petras

I love all music. I'm not specific. I don't just love one genre!

Kim Petras

To hear my songs at parties is really amazing.

Kim Petras

I love horror movie soundtracks like 'It Follows' or 'Halloween.'

Kim Petras

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.

Kim Petras

There's something about making a song that everybody can sing and remember, and when you listen to it the first time, you already know the words by the second chorus, like you've always known the song. I'm obsessed with that idea.

Kim Petras

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

Kim Petras

I get my inspiration for my songs and the lyrics from experiences in my life, but I'm also very inspired by the Beatles and Cyndi Lauper, as I really like their music.

Kim Petras

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

Kim Petras

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.'

Kim Petras

People started noticing my singing on YouTube, and then I came to L.A., and I lived on a studio couch. I wrote songs every single day with whoever I could write songs with.

Kim Petras

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

Kim Petras

Growing up, I used to literally run home from school to watch the Dior and Galliano shows online.

Kim Petras

Sitting one seat away from Nicki Minaj at Marc Jacobs left me speechless. I couldn't say anything - and that's the first time that's ever happened to me! We locked eyes for a second, but I was too scared to talk to her. She looked incredible, of course.

Kim Petras

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

Kim Petras

I sing pop music that I like and that is completely unapologetic - which is actually the term: it's called 'unapologetic pop.

Kim Petras

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.

Kim Petras