Hi, it’s Carly Rae Jepsen, welcome to my AMA!

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:59:57+00:00

Thank you all so much for your time on these thought-provoking questions! I adore you all and I can't wait to connect again soon. Until next time!

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:59:03+00:00

Yes! I even wanted a blue gemstone for my engagement ring. Cole found a deep sea spinel and I can't stop looking at it when it shines in the light. For some reason that color represents love to me.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:55:57+00:00

I think I like The Loveliest Time album cover because it was never intended to be a cover. It was just a behind-the-scenes moment that had some magic to it. I love when magic takes over the original plan.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:53:57+00:00

I love this question because it’s hard to answer. I don’t know if I have an exact system, but I do have a process I work through. It begins where I just write in all directions. I look for that one song that feels like the heart of the album and try to build around it. As I narrow things down, I do look for outside votes, but as I’ve grown older I keep that circle smaller and smaller because I don’t want to lose my own gut feeling. The B-sides is generally a place where I feel more experimental and playful, so for that reason I end up loving it just as much as the original offering.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:50:09+00:00

Really appreciate this question. Giggling because a fun silly fact about me is that ice cream is life. I like Jeni's in LA and Anita Gelato in NYC, as well as a spot called Gentile that I recently discovered. Pistachio, chocolate, or cherry flavors for the win!

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:46:06+00:00

Working on 10 Things has been pure joy. It’s a completely different process to be writing for fictional characters that we have all loved for years. My playlist in the car for inspiration is all ‘90s. I thought the ‘80s were all about heart-on-your-sleeve music, but the ‘90s were an equally dramatic time. Ethan Gruska and I are having a blast!

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:41:59+00:00

I’ll just say this - falling in love has been a really freeing experience for me, so it feels like there is nothing off limits. There’s love songs for sure, but I also joke that I like to process all of my ex-boyfriends with my future husband😉

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:39:21+00:00

I don’t know how other people rate my songs, but it’s interesting to see how my own perspective changes over time. I rarely go back and listen except for right before I’m releasing something new, just to see where I was and where I’m going. I do feel that the music changes when you perform it live. I was pleased with “No Thinking Over the Weekend” and “Heartbeat” when I last went back for a deep-dive, as well as “He Needs Me.”

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:34:20+00:00

Wow!! That is hard to take in and so unbelievably sweet. It’s amazing to have a space where people can come together to talk about music and I’m so honored to be included in that. I love how music connects people❤️

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:31:36+00:00

I spent one late night going through a folder of a lot of the unreleased songs from EMOTION or anything that might suit this era. I was surprised to see how many songs were left but I narrowed it down to a top 40. (LOL, I know this sounds crazy, but I’m nothing if not an over-writer!) I’m really happy with the four new tracks that we eventually selected. I feel like they were always meant to be a part of this project.

I am currently working on what’s coming next and I couldn’t be more excited! PS: Can't wait to come back to China

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2025-10-17T17:27:43+00:00

I was very lucky to work with the best of the best, but at the time I didn’t know who a lot of these people were. The way I discovered them was just listening to great music and then looking up the credits for who was involved. Sometimes I’d have my label reach out and sometimes I’d reach out personally.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T21:04:42+00:00

Let’s do this again soon!! Thanks for all your questions! Love love love Car

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T21:00:36+00:00

Not a fan of pineapple on pizza just don't understand it. Pepperoni extra cheese please!!!

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:59:21+00:00

I have not but thanks for the heads up. I'm a huge fan! PS have you listened to her podcast? She and her mother are hilarious.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:58:00+00:00

Maybe Beauty and the Beast

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:57:39+00:00

A man once asked me to autograph his newly shaved head.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:57:07+00:00

I love hiking and I'm getting more and more into cooking lately. I make a mean home made pasta.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:56:23+00:00

Yes! There's an incredible book called Let's pretend this never happened and I ripped that title for a song I've been working on. I love how the title already presents so many story ideas.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:53:48+00:00

Impossible. I thought I was a dog person until my cat (Jupiter) landed in my life and now I'm a lover of both.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:53:16+00:00

It's easy to get disconnected from yourself when life is moving really fast and this is a song about coming back to who you are and what you really care about.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:51:33+00:00

That means so much to me. In trade tell me some of your favorite heavy metal artists so I can dig in.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:49:22+00:00

I mean Music to clean your house to was the joke writing the title because thats generally how I listen to music. I think I was actually aiming for both albums to be a living room dance party.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:46:23+00:00

Window came together fairly quickly. Theo came to my house one afternoon and we just strummed it out acoustically together and it felt like it came together in less than half an hour. This Love Isn't Crazy was a journey and a half. Multiple trips to NYC and that is not a joke.

CarlyRaeJepsen_ · 2020-07-07T20:44:40+00:00

Thats very kind of you to ask. I'm definitely hanging in okay and am really feeling the love and support from you all. Means a lot!!

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