Music Quotes by Charli XCX

To be honest, my usual makeup is the same as in my music video looks.

— Charli XCX

If I can sing along to it, it's pop music.

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I was 15 when I started making music properly.

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I want to create an experience with my music.

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When I first began writing music I was really inspired by the French electro scene.

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A great song can make you cry and transport you to another dimension.

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I've wanted to write good pop music, beautiful pop music - not just throwaways. I've always wanted to make it sound luscious…

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I never set out to be a cult cool artist. I always made music that I thought was pop.

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I make pop music, but I do it on my own terms. I'll never play the game, so to speak, just for…

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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.

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I see music in colours. I love music that's black, pink, purple or red - but I hate music that's green, yellow…

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I like befriending my collaborators because I'd rather make music with people I like than people I pretend to like.

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A good song can make you smile, or it can make you dance or laugh or remind you of a moment.

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I like Lady Gaga's music and I think her fashion is great, but I saw her on a chat show and I…

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When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just…

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'90s fashion is awesome. Best of both worlds - you had power pop, like the Spice Girls and Shampoo. But then you…

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People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I…

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I always think about fashion when it comes to making music and music videos... what the colours will look like, what the…

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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.…

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To be honest, for me, my main workout is when I'm on stage. Even though I make pop music, I don't think…

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When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just…

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I want my music, whether it's sung by other people or sung by myself, to affect the way the Top 40 radio…

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There are some really amazing artists and people behind the scenes who are really effective in championing feminism in the music industry,…

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I've heard people say to me, 'How can you claim to be a feminist when you dress like that?' I wear a…

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I have a really good relationship with my label and with people I've worked with since I was younger. I've always had…

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I don't feel embarrassed by any of the music that I like. I think it's all genuinely clever, good music.

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I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people…

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I always see colors when I listen to music. It's difficult to explain, but when I hear the music I think about…

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My real friends are definitely the people I grew up with - the people who don't care about my music career at…

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I just feel like the songs I write lend themselves to this girl-power feeling, and those are the artists that I looked…

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My voice is different, but I don't think I'm the only one with a different take on pop music.

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A lot of females are openly discussing their experiences as women in the music industry.

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I hadn't really thought about the kind of music I wanted to make. I was just making raps and stuff. I thought…

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Pop music is getting so emo. It's great. Emotional girl for life. I see myself in the centre of that.

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The music I'm making is like an explosion of love. It moves away from super dark, its more romanticized and floral, but…

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I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record.

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I loved Justice and Uffie and everyone signed to the label Ed Banger. They were really influential to me when first started…

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For me, I'm very visually inspired. I'm more inspired by photographs and movies than I am by listening to other music, so…

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I was really selfish, and I didn't want to listen to anyone. Then I started working with some really amazing people, traveling…

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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