Olivia Rodrigo was inspired by Kendrick Lamar when writing You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Olivia Rodrigo was inspired by Kendrick Lamar when writing You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.

The 23-year-old star revealed Lamar’s Humble was a huge inspiration when writing the track Expectations for her latest record.

She told Zane Lowe on Apple Music: “It was kind of like a challenge to myself; I wanted to write a mantra song. I feel like lots of my songs are like, ‘This is how I feel.’ Then I wanted to be like, ‘I want to sing this song every night.’ It’s like Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Sit down, be humble.’ It gets in your brain. It’s a mantra.”

And Olivia – who has just released an Expectations remix with Chappell Roan – revealed she was also inspired by the Pink Pony Club singer.

She said: “When I made the song, I was really inspired by Chappell and the attitude and swagger that she had…. It always felt inspired by [Chappell] and [her] songwriting style.”