I think I used Christine, who is my stage character, as an excuse to finally be myself, as if I needed to… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I think, from the beginning, I was healed and inspired by queer culture, and Christine and the Queens, as an idea from… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Christine and the Queens is born out of a particular moment in my life where I was quite low. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Christine was me wanting to break free. I was tired of being prissy and shrinking and apologising all of the time, so… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Before I created Christine, I was actually really girly. Maybe I was trying to hide something, but I was trying too hard… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I invented 'Christine' as a survival technique to deal with many things. I felt it would save me. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I invented Christine as a survival technique. I was inspired by the idea that everyone could have a Christine inside to wake. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I travel, I like to find things that relate to where I am. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I broke up with my first girlfriend because I was out of love. I was crushing so hard on her for a whole year,… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Grimes is the extreme version of doing everything yourself. I think this is impressive, because she is fiddling with things I couldn't fiddle with,… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
You have to work with your body when you dance; you can't shy away from your physicality. For me, it's really linked to an… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
When I have to take phone calls, I start to sweat and panic. Being on the phone is so weird - hearing a voice… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I wanted 'Comme si' to immediately indicate that something changed in my life, mainly because I became the hero of my own desires instead… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Queer is about intense questioning that can't be made nice and glossy. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
The success of the first album was almost an anomaly, and it could remain a fantastic anomaly. It was not crafted for commercial success.… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Most people know Serge Gainsbourg's 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' album, but what's interesting is that in the early '90s, he actually went into a… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I know that a song is working when I can properly dance on it. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
Christine, as a stage character, is just a way for me to be more daring, to be more out of the box, to be… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
In real life, I feel tiny and quite embarrassed all the time. But when people come up to me in France and want to… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image