Sabrina Carpenter had no doubt that her big moment would eventually come.
After the pop star, 25, blew up on the charts with her smash hit "Espresso" — all while spending the year traveling the globe opening for Taylor Swift — Carpenter admitted she wasn't surprised by her sudden success.
"I never had the plan B, and it wasn’t even a thought in my mind that it wouldn’t work out," the blonde beauty explained after years in the industry. "I just always knew it was about not if it would happen but when it would happen."
Carpenter revealed her summer hit was inspired by a visit she made to a crêperie in France. "My mom has been like, ‘Do you feel crazy right now?’” the former Disney Channel star said of her family's reaction to the catchy tune. "I just love that people get my sense of humor."
During the creation process of the track, Carpenter had co-writers Steph Jones and Amy Allen, as well as producer Julian Bunetta, to help her turn her witty quips into a song. "That’s the only way those borderline idiotic-slash-funniest lyrics can happen," she spilled. "I’ve really honed in on the people that I love making music with."
The "Nonsense" vocalist also touched upon her close dynamic with the "Karma" singer, 34. "We’re very, very verbal with each other about our mutual love and admiration," Carpenter made clear about herself and Swift. "I hold her to such a different echelon. I could never compare my life, my career, my trajectory to anything close to what she’s done."
Another person the former child star has grown close with has been Jack Antonoff, whom she revealed has been helping her produce her upcoming album. Although the writer, 40, has been on the receiving end of backlash over his repetitive musical stylings, Carpenter has been blocking out the noise.
"F--- them all," she said. "I think he’s one of the most talented people I’ve ever met. When he’s in a room, he’s able to literally touch every instrument in the room and make it sound magical. He also works very fast, which I really appreciate because I work very fast.”
When she first met Antonoff at a New York City club she claimed, "I was peeing my pants because I wanted to work with him for my whole life. After that, we, luckily enough, became friends; personalities meshed, and it was only a matter of time. He heard some of the stuff that I was working on for this album, and we just started to make magic."
Rolling Stone conducted the interview with Carpenter.
