Charli XCX Quotes
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I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.
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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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The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.
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I actually think it doesn't even matter what age you are or what sex - though that does play into it sometimes - you always have to fight in any kind of creative world because nobody knows your own brain and your own creative ideas better than you do.
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I love the Nineties because more than any other period of time, there was such an eclectic mix of styles going on. More so than in the Sixties and Seventies, when there was an overriding look and sound.
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Obviously, my label would want me to be on the radio all the time, but that's not my personal goal.
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I've been really inspired by Paris Hilton, small dogs, and a glitter, luxe lifestyle.
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I really just want to change the way women think about themselves. A lot of young girls are quite lost.
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Some people think of feminine as just being pretty and quiet and sweet, but I also think being feminine is being angry and also being sexy and aggressive and passionate.
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I get on with people. I don't hang out with people who aren't nice. It's like, be real or go home.
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I never dress for the occasion correctly because I hate fashion rules. They're so boring.
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From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard.
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I make pop music, but I do it on my own terms. I'll never play the game, so to speak, just for success. I'll always follow my heart and make the music I want to make.
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I've wanted to write good pop music, beautiful pop music - not just throwaways. I've always wanted to make it sound luscious and beautiful and cinematic.
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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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There are days where I can go into a room full of people, talk to every single person, and feel completely at ease, and feel like making every single person laugh, and feel like everyone's having a great time. There are other times where I go into a room of people, and I literally want to run and hide.
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If I'm really honest, I can't cook. I'm, like, the worst, worst, worst cook in the world.
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To me, 'X Factor' is like Vegas. Fake, twisted, but kind of wonderful. Maybe I'm sick, but I find the whole thing quite funny sometimes.
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I've heard people say to me, 'How can you claim to be a feminist when you dress like that?' I wear a lot of slip dresses and nightwear and stuff. People always question my credibility because of that: 'Oh, are you selling sex? Are you doing this or that to be recognized more or to sell your music?' No, it's just a fashion thing for me.
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I want to share the experiences I've had.
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I just feel like the songs I write lend themselves to this girl-power feeling, and those are the artists that I looked up to when I was younger.
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I started writing my own things when I was about 8.
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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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To be honest, my usual makeup is the same as in my music video looks.