Charli XCX

When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just put my music out there and tried to get as many people to hear it as possible. I hadn't really thought about the kind of music I wanted to make. ”

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. ”

I'm not interested in the idea of celebrity. ”

A sold-out crowd is better than a number one. But being in the studio is better than all of that. ”

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. ”