Why Blümchen is quitting now and how she looks back on the 90s

Looking back, would you say you were too young at 15 when your career began?

I didn't see myself as a child star. At 15, I was a young person who had already developed a certain amount of her own personality. My mother supported me well – and so did my manager, who is still at my side in this position today. I had a lot of stability, support, and context. With my mother, I had my responsibilities as a daughter in the household, and they weren't suspended just because I won Germany's biggest music award. That was healthy. But above all, I had so much joy and fun with music. That's how you can succeed.

What advice would you give your daughter if she wanted to follow in your footsteps?

There are so many other great careers. I would like my daughter to find her passion. If music is her passion, then I probably wouldn't make it particularly easy for her—but I would, of course, support her. It's not that easy when you have a parent who is in the public eye. My daughter will have to live with being perceived as the "daughter of." I find that pretty mean. But she'll get used to it and deal with it. It will be interesting to see whether she aspires to my path later on or wants to do the complete opposite.

Which trend from the nineties do you not miss?

Back then, we tended to mix all kinds of patterns: cowhide, zebra, sunflower, and psychedelic prints—all in one outfit. I find fashion today much more soothing to the eye.

And: One trend we certainly won't miss is very thin eyebrows. They came back from time to time, but they didn't catch on. They don't make us more beautiful.

What about the ass antlers?

Back then, I would have done anything to get my mother to let me have one. But I didn't do it without her permission. I have a friend who has antlers: They're graphic waves with dolphins jumping out of them. She was the coolest thing ever; we all envied her. Today, we laugh heartily about it with her.

Pacifier chain?

If I could find a small pacifier made of silver, gold, or a copper shade, that would be fine. I don't miss all the pacifiers on one necklace—I've had large ones, small ones, all hanging around my neck at once, so I couldn't stand up straight.

And Diddl mice?

What was wrong with us that we were so obsessed with this little mouse? (laughs) But yes, I had a lot of Diddl mice. They were thrown onto the stage back then, too – so I had even more. I had Diddl stationery that smelled, Diddl pens, and Diddl erasers. We all had a "Diddl crush." ​​You probably can't imagine the nineties without Diddl – and without the little flowers!

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