Stromae

I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.

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I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know…

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The last thing an Englishman wants to hear is a man from Brussels trying to imitate his language - you want to…

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I have four or five custom suits, including one that's velvet, and a gray one I wear onstage. It's wool.

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I prefer consider Stromae as a collective project. Stromae is not me. Or at least it is not only me.

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I'm more the kind of man who never makes decisions. But impulsivity is not the opposite of courage; I think it's possible…

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I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon…

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The prime minister in Belgium gave our album to Barack Obama. I was really surprised that he decided to give a CD…

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There is always a good part in everything.

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I've learned how to trust someone else's ideas with mine.

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Hip-hop, pop, dance - the common point is melancholy. That's international, and I like this word because it's not only about sadness…

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Our ambition isn't just to be big, it's to be listened to and supported by people. And to have the success -…

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I always have the same problem when I try to buy something straight off the rack: If I put on a medium,…

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I think that's our problem in Europe: we used to be a bit negative on everything. That's good sometimes, but when it's…

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Being honest and spontaneous is important when making music. But I'm also really logical when I compose.

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I do not want the things I do to be easy and predictable. I want them to be real.

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If we can listen to English music without understanding nothing, and dance on it, and feel the groove, feel the feelings, I'm…

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Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.

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I think the Congolese music is more important in the African community that Rwandan. You know, Rwanda is not musically really important…

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Being a star is not a job, and that's really important for me say.

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I'm not making music for old people or young people. [It's] for everybody that wants to listen to it.

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I do my music for me, second for my entourage, and at the end, for the people. It's healthy to work that…

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WME and IMG both truly understand and value my music and Mosaert's creative visions; they are forward-thinking, all-encompassing, and thoughtful in how…

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When I was a teenager, I was maybe a little bit angry.

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No genre of music is better than another, whether it's country, hip-hop, trap, classical, whatever. It's all music.

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