Charli XCX

I do this weird thing in studios where I climb stuff when I get nervous.

I used to try to bully my friends into imitating the Spice Girls on the playground.

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

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.

I get on with people. I don't hang out with people who aren't nice. It's like, be real or go home.

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.

I think big brows are pretty cool.

I've never conformed to what my record label has said and, yes, that has meant that it's been a long journey for me.

I love that '...Baby One More Time' video, to be honest; it's amazing.

I think the process of 'I Love It' becoming such a big song opened my eyes to sides of the industry that I'd never been aware of, which I wasn't so into.

I see music in colours. I love music that's black, pink, purple or red - but I hate music that's green, yellow or brown.

I think I'm a girl's girl in the sense that I support women a lot, and I'm definitely all for girl power, but I think I'm quite a tomboy at heart - even though I love my fashion and dressing up, I think my essence is very boyish.