Charli XCX Quotes

United Kingdom, Singer-Songwriter
August 2, 1992

Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. She signed to Asylum Records in 2010 and her releases include four mixtapes (Heartbreaks and Earthquakes and Super Ultra in 2012, and Number 1 Angel and Pop 2 in 2017), two studio albums (True Romance in 2013 and Sucker in 2014), and two extended plays (including Vroom Vroom in 2016). The songs "Boom Clap" and "Doing It" earned Charli XCX her first two top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart as a lead artist; the former reached the top-ten of several charts worldwide. As a featured artist, she reached number one in the UK with "I Love It", which she wrote and was featured in for Icona Pop's performance, and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with Iggy Azalea's "Fancy".

I know how to win people over if things aren't going my way.

Charli XCX
- People
I do this weird thing in studios where I climb stuff when I get nervous.

Charli XCX
- Weird

I don't think that I'm a pop star. On paper, I'm bad at being a pop star with the conventional idea people have.

Charli XCX
- People
- Bad
- Star
I was never the cool kid in school, and loads of people told me that I was weird, that I dressed uncool and did uncool things, that I was too nice, too happy.

Charli XCX
- People
- School
- Happy
I like working really fast. The best ideas are the first ones that come into your head - so why bother thinking of any more?

Charli XCX
- Thinking
- Why
I'm inspired by artists like Robyn, just because she writes amazing pop songs, and they're not throwaway. When I listen to a Robyn pop song, I don't feel like she's just kind of saying something and not thinking; I feel like it's really emotional.

Charli XCX
- Thinking
- She
- Song
I always see my songs in colors, and I'm often more inspired by movies and photographs than I am by other songs when I write my music. I'm also inspired by fashion, and I want my music to be a visual painting of what's in my mind.

Charli XCX
- Music
- Mind
- Fashion
You can't like everything! You hate some stuff! Say what you hate! Like, I hate Pitbull, and I don't care!

Charli XCX
- Hate

I think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool?

Charli XCX
- People
- Life
- Why
I love that '...Baby One More Time' video, to be honest; it's amazing.

Charli XCX
- Time
- Amazing
- Baby
The XCX really stands for 'kiss Charli kiss,' which is unbelievably crap.

Charli XCX
- Kiss
I wish I could rap! I wish I could rap like Azealia Banks or Lil Wayne or someone like that... Twista. He's super fast.

Charli XCX
- Wish
- Rap
I think it's awesome when a woman is in control of everything she's doing, especially in an industry like this where people think that doesn't happen often, but it really does - well, from my knowledge and how I manage my own project.

Charli XCX
- People
- She
- Knowledge
People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I would always see colours, and then I found out that that was synaesthesia. It helps me understand songs and what I like.

Charli XCX
- People
- Up
- Music

I think it's cool to be a rock star; I don't think there are many. There aren't many who speak out and take risks. And I think that's important.

Charli XCX
- Important
- Rock
- Cool
If you're in control of everything, then no matter what it is, you can make that feminine.

Charli XCX
- Control
I love Tinashe.

Charli XCX
I quite like doing laundry. I find it quite like relaxing.

Charli XCX
There's something about girls together, uniting, that I just thought was cool.

Charli XCX
- Together
- Cool
I was only 14 when I started playing the east London rave scene. At the time, I was so captivated by everything. I didn't ever wanna progress out of that scene.

Charli XCX
- Time
- Progress

I always Google myself. It's horrible.

Charli XCX
It's kind of weird talking about yourself all the time.

Charli XCX
- Time
- Weird
Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong year - I think it would have been cool to be alive in the '60s.

Charli XCX
- Cool
You should respect the people you are around.

Charli XCX
- People
- Respect