Charli XCX Quotes
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I'm not interested in the idea of celebrity.
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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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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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I was 15 when I started making music properly.
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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 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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My philosophy is to treat people how you want to be treated.
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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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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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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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I'm not good at being a picture-perfect pop star, happy all the time. If I'm having a bad day, I can't pretend. I'm always a bit unhappy, but that's just me. I like dwelling in my sadness.
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I've passed up on many a thing that could have made me a big artist or something. Like, I was offered a feature on a Christina Aguilera song and I turned it down. It just wasn't right. She's cool, but it just wasn't right.
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I love karaoke and totally hog the mic when I go out and do it with my friends.
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When I was younger, I was addicted to the idea of becoming a rapper.
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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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When I got signed, I had just turned 16. I felt like I had to continuously have these confrontations with older men who were doubting my ideas because I was a woman, because I was 16.
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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 loved Justice and Uffie and everyone signed to the label Ed Banger. They were really influential to me when first started making music.
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I always love wearing Vivienne Westwood. Her dresses just seem to fit me perfectly, and she makes dresses for girls with curves - I love that.
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When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just put my music out there and tried to get as many people to hear it as possible. I hadn't really thought about the kind of music I wanted to make.
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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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Being nice is awesome. You have more fun; you meet more people.
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I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.
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The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.