“Massacre” is the track where we incorporated a fucking Christmas song. Almost like a race to death ‘you met the wrong one on the wrong night’. Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof also inspired the song, with all of the car doors slamming.
KIM PETRAS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS MOVIE
Then, there is “Wrong Turn,” which is inspired by the movie Wrong Turn. “There Will Be Blood” is an epic introduction it’s definitely the most “pop” song on the record. I’m putting the pressure on myself this year. I love super-girl costumes, but I always make them kind of dead. I’ve done a mean Sailor Moon, I’ve done a mean Barbie. At least it could’ve been “thotty” Dracula, but it was in the third grade. My worst costume was Dracula because it was so basic. I always find something to enjoy.ĭo you dress up for Halloween? What have been your best and worst costumes? I watch every horror movie even if it’s going to be absolute trash. Honestly, Scream Queens also inspired the album it’s all over the board. That movie blew me away! Also, the new Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis was amazing. My all time favorite would be The Exorcist–it’s crazy. It was like hanging out and our combined passion for horror and gore, and making it into art. I have a lot of songwriter friends like Jessie Saint Johns and Aaron Joseph. But my friends and I always watch horror movies, so it wasn’t much different. We definitely drew a lot of inspiration from the horror genre. It gets super dark outside, so we watched horror movies every single night. It was so nice, but at night it gets really spooky out there. Yes! My friends and I were writing in the studio in Hawaii over the summer. Did you watch a lot of horror movies when you were working on the record? One day, I’d love to take all of these songs and make them into a movie. It almost feels like a dramatic, dark twisted musical. It’s my thing! (Laughs) The whole process has been really freeing and fun. I am a caring person, I am a good friend, but I love playing evil.
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It’s really fun to have zero limitations. is a larger than life version of myself it’s kind of this evil alter ego of mine. What is your process like when working on Turn Off The Lights? Is it any different from working on Clarity? I basically love any scary theatrical music. I am a big fan of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Shop Of Horrors and Sweeney Todd. It has all kinds of different horror-inspired songs this adds a big ballad at the end, which is cool.
KIM PETRAS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FULL
Turn Off The Lights is now a full record that you can listen to from front to back. It felt like the funniest thing to do, and we’ve been planning to complete the record since we released the first volume. I love horror movies and I listen to horror soundtracks all the time I just wanted to make music inspired by this revival of horror movies. I’ve always wanted to continue Turn Off The Lights Volume One. What was the starting point for the second installment to Turn Off The Lights? Why a Halloween record? What inspires you about this energy?
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Kim wears jacket, skirt, gloves, custom bag Balenciaga Top and headband her ownĬustomize your own Balenciaga bag from December 4–8 at Balenciaga Miami Design District