Ariana Grande recalls meeting her idol for the first time

Ariana Grande has opened up about her encounter with her idol.

In an interview with W Magazine, Grande shared that she was so nervous before meeting Imogen Heap.

She said, “Imogen Heap is my idol — my number one favorite musician, songwriter, producer of all time. The first time I got a message from her, I thought I was being catfished.”

Grande went on to say, “She invited me over, and I thought I was going to be murdered because I didn’t believe it was real. She was so nice. She’s brilliant in every way.”

For over a decade, Grande has admired Heap's unique style of music. In 2013, she even posted a cover of Heap's song Just For Now to her YouTube channel.

She told Billboard at the time, "I appreciate her musicality so much. Her brain is a musical heaven. Every single part of each of her songs is so intricate and I just can’t get enough of her.”

"I love music more than anything, and she’s just a big cloud of music happiness and harmonies and sounds. I just want to live in her brain forever.," Grande added.