Charli XCX Quotes
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I'd love to work with Cher Lloyd; that would be my dream person to work with.
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My voice is different, but I don't think I'm the only one with a different take on pop music.
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When I was younger, I was quite scared of a red lip. But I started listening to '60s French ye-ye pop when I was making 'Sucker.' I was looking at Brigitte Bardot and those kinds of girls. When they were dressed up, it was often a bold red lip.
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Whether I'm writing for myself or someone else, I'll always write a song that I would feel comfortable singing.
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I know some people are like, 'I'm depressed, and I'm a struggling artist,' and that really works for some people, but that doesn't work for me. I have to be really happy, even when I'm writing my depressing songs; I have to come through that stage before I can write.
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My philosophy is to treat people how you want to be treated.
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When I was younger, I was addicted to the idea of becoming a rapper.
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I was 15 when I started making music properly.
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The fashion of the '90s is a massive inspiration to me. My favorite video of all time is 'Say You'll Be There' by the Spice Girls. That's the best styling ever. If I could dress like that every day, I would.
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I definitely went through a phase where I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was younger... But I certainly wasn't very good at it.
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I think big brows are pretty cool.
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I'm actually really bad at the Internet. I'm never scouring it to find new artists or new anything.
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The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing.
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In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out.
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My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.
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I'm not good at dressing up fancy; I always just do my thing, which is whatever I'm in the mood for.
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'90s fashion is awesome. Best of both worlds - you had power pop, like the Spice Girls and Shampoo. But then you had Nirvana and Hole. And you also had '90s dance music like N-Trance, who kind of blended both.
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I feel like, throughout 'True Romance,' I was unsure of myself in terms of songwriting. Even though it was my voice, I feel there were a lot of other voices on that record, too.
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To be honest, my usual makeup is the same as in my music video looks.
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I'm not a dumb idiot just because of what I wear.
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The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.
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I was in the playground, like, 'Let's imitate the Spice Girls and form a girl group!' I would go home and sing into my hairbrush and act like Britney Spears. I was no Mozart.
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I'm not super easy to talk to a lot of the time. I'm just kind of weird.
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Most of my youth I spent being obsessed with Baby Spice, so she was my favorite for a really long time. Now that I'm older, I actually really like Posh Spice the best. Nineties Victoria Beckham is perfection, I think.