Christine and the Queens

When I thought of Christine at first, I was really angry with everything that was given to me as a young girl. ”

I remember studying so hard for so long and saying to my parents, 'I will be a teacher.' And they were looking at me like, 'Girl... you just want to be on stage. Stop pretending.' So when I chose to do music, they were relieved. My parents were more intelligent and lucid than I was. ”

I enjoy this confusion. Heloise? Christine? Chris? Maybe I will be called C at some point. ”

I remember writing '5 Dollars' out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don't know if it's obvious, but I was obsessed with how limpid Bruce Springsteen's melodies are: It's such a great way to do storytelling and to still be melodic and catchy. ”

I think I used Christine, who is my stage character, as an excuse to finally be myself, as if I needed to say, 'Oh this character is going to be the woman I wanted to be.' ”

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together. ”

When I have to take phone calls, I start to sweat and panic. Being on the phone is so weird - hearing a voice without seeing the face so you can't really know the intention behind the voice. ”

I'm terrified of dying because of everything being too unfinished. I would be happy being a ghost. ”

No matter what you eventually become - free, empowered - the lingering feeling of 'once an outsider, always an outsider' is very vivid for me. ”

When you write, you don't really think of how honest you are being - it's only when you record that you understand how much of yourself you're giving. ”