I'm very closed off when it comes to working with people, I'm very selective. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
When you're growing up, I think there's this idea that the coolest people are the ones who are really rude and feverish.… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I was never the cool kid in school, and loads of people told me that I was weird, that I dressed uncool… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I feel like when people meet me, I'm very much not what they expected I would be. I'm not a diva, and… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I like befriending my collaborators because I'd rather make music with people I like than people I pretend to like. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Some people think of feminine as just being pretty and quiet and sweet, but I also think being feminine is being angry… — 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
People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
One thing I don't understand is how people want you to replicate your past successes. Being an artist should be about freedom… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I've been thinking about where I want to take my live show. I want everything in it to be pink, gold, and… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
A lot of my friends do creative things and are doing really well at what they do - some writers, some artists.… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just… — 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've definitely become more commercially successful. I think everything has changed over the past two years. People seem to take me seriously… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I was really selfish, and I didn't want to listen to anyone. Then I started working with some really amazing people, traveling… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
When I was younger, definitely getting people to listen to me and believe in me. I think it's hard when you're a… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
The great thing about 2017 is that, because of the terrible political state that we're in and that America is in, young… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I have a really good relationship with my label and with people I've worked with since I was younger. I've always had… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
There are some really amazing artists and people behind the scenes who are really effective in championing feminism in the music industry,… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
Everyone's just a freak, but some people are trying to hide it and some people embrace it. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I get on with people. I don't hang out with people who aren't nice. It's like, be real or go home. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
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… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
There are days where I can go into a room full of people, talk to every single person, and feel completely at… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
When I first started, I wasn't really aware of anything in the industry or aware of who I really was. I just… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
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… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
My real friends are definitely the people I grew up with - the people who don't care about my music career at… — 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 think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
