Carly Rae Jepsen didn’t think parting ways with longtime manager Scooter Braun was all that crazy.

In fact, the “Call Me Maybe” singer has no bad blood with the music executive, who she first signed with in 2011 after gaining the attention of his then-client Justin Bieber.

“I knew that I was on a different journey than he understood,” Jepsen told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Sept. 8. “I wanted to do something a little bit less mainstream, and I liked what he had offered, but I didn’t necessarily think it was what I wanted anymore.”

She continued, “I felt like it was just going to be a little bit easier to shake hands, walk away and go let my freak flag fly, so to speak.”

Besides, the 40-year-old knew her next chapter was in good hands. As Jepsen cheekily admitted, “I took one of his employees with me.”

And these days, Jepsen is “happier than I’ve ever been.”

“I’ve had some good experiences with people, and I’ve had hard ones too,” she shared. “It’s taken a second to figure out the right team for my management.”