Charli XCX

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. ”

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. ”

I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius. ”

In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out. ”

I've always played it my way. I failed media training, for example. ”

Obviously, my label would want me to be on the radio all the time, but that's not my personal goal. ”

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. ”

My dream collaboration would be with someone like Bjork, Kate Bush, or even Dionne Warwick. ”