Stromae

There is always a good part in everything.

I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon depression. It's a blend.

In Belgium, we know the U.S. culture through the television, but it's not the truth. It's interesting to see that Philadelphia is really industrial. I love industrial cities. Everybody hates them, but I think they're the best places to be creative. The more gritty it is, the more I love it.

I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.

I was talking in an interview about how I would love to have a ballerina flat for men. Repetto heard about it and decided to create one. It's almost like a slipper.

Music is more than words. It's a visual experience, too, and people really feel my music because of the way I move and put on a show.

I was also so happy to learn how to do the Djatence. Djatence is when you show your clothes off in the street - it's something between a dancing, showing off, and trying to get attention turned on you. It was a really cool experience with people who are more refined than I could imagine.

It's good to think about real life, no? Because real life isn't just dreams and happiness.

Music is the only place that I can have no taboos. In real life I have a lot of taboos, and I can't talk about everything easily.

I'm not so radical about Twitter, but I think it's sometimes dangerous if you think that Twitter is real life.

I think it's about the feeling more than a language. And I think that we and every culture in the world has to keep their own language just to bring something else, something different, and show a different vision of the world, actually. And that's why I'm trying to keep my language.

I have crazy, different influences in my songs. I want rap music, I want Congolese rumba, I want salsa, I want dance music, I want hip-hop music, all mixed into one!