I don't feel embarrassed by any of the music that I like. I think it's all genuinely clever, good music. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Whether I'm writing for myself or someone else, I'll always write a song that I would feel comfortable singing. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
A good song can make you smile, or it can make you dance or laugh or remind you of a moment. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I can't stand to hear my own voice. If one of my songs comes on in a café, I'll run out right… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm writing a song, if I have an idea for the music video, that's how I know it's a good song. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
The music I'm making is like an explosion of love. It moves away from super dark, its more romanticized and floral, but… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Obviously, getting a number in the charts is a nice thing but the cherry on the cake rather than the main cake. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
To be honest I'd just love to keep writing hits for other people... That's kind of my secret dream. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I know some people are like "I'm depressed and I'm a struggling artist" and that really works for some people, but that… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I always see my songs in colors, and I'm often more inspired by movies and photographs than I am by other songs… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
On my first album, I felt like, if it was going to be turned into a movie, it would have been directed… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I want my music, whether it's sung by other people or sung by myself, to affect the way the Top 40 radio… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I still maintain the fact that when I write songs, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't think about it pragmatically.… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I always look at my favourite photographs or favourite movies by James Bidgood or Sofia Coppola before I write my songs -… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I think the process of 'I Love It' becoming such a big song opened my eyes to sides of the industry that… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I know when I've written a good song when I can imagine the video. If I can't imagine the video straight away,… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I just feel like the songs I write lend themselves to this girl-power feeling, and those are the artists that I looked… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Females should stand by each other, especially in an industry which seems to try so hard to pin us up against each other and… — Charli XCX Copy Share
I always think about fashion when it comes to making music and music videos... what the colours will look like, what the material will… — Charli XCX Copy Share
Pop music is getting so emo. It's great. Emotional girl for life. I see myself in the centre of that. — Charli XCX Copy Share
I just want people to feel the emotion that's in the record. For me it's very raw and beautiful, I guess it's kind of… — Charli XCX Copy Share
When I got signed, I had just turned 16. I felt like I had to continuously have these confrontations with older men who were… — Charli XCX Copy Share
From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard. — Charli XCX Copy Share
To be honest, for me, my main workout is when I'm on stage. Even though I make pop music, I don't think I perform… — Charli XCX Copy Share
I've wanted to write good pop music, beautiful pop music - not just throwaways. I've always wanted to make it sound luscious and beautiful… — Charli XCX Copy Share
I started writing my own things when I was about 8. I used to try to bully my friends into imitating the Spice Girls… — Charli XCX Copy Share
My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you,… — Charli XCX Copy Share
