Charli XCX Quotes

To be honest I’d just love to keep writing hits for other people… That’s kind of my secret dream.

I’ve definitely become more commercially successful. I think everything has changed over the past two years. People seem to take me seriously now as a songwriter for other artists and as an artist, which is funny to me because I always thought I was good. I guess that’s the main change, which is pretty interesting.

I’m spontaneous when I’m onstage. If I feel like talking about a particular issue when I’m in the moment, then I will. I speak about women’s rights a lot day-to-day, so that’s an issue that’s important to me for sure. And I’m not a fan of Donald Trump.

I can’t stand to hear my own voice. If one of my songs comes on in a café, I’ll run out right away and come back with the police.

The great thing about 2017 is that, because of the terrible political state that we’re in and that America is in, young people are so vocal at the moment about so many issues, from racism to LGBT rights to beyond. I feel like – especially when I look at my fan-base – people are so vocal about their opinions and so vocal about spreading love. That’s really important, and I think it’s really amazing that people are talking about that. I just want that to keep happening.

When I was younger, definitely getting people to listen to me and believe in me. I think it’s hard when you’re a young girl in a record label full of male urban artists, which is definitely what Atlantic Records was and still is. Also, getting people to trust a young, female pop star that doesn’t just want to be puppeteered was definitely a challenge for me.

For me, romance is only ‘true’ when there are two sides to it. I think to have true romance you have to have the moments where you feel alone and you’re crying and you feel like your heart’s about to break… as well as the moments where you’re floating through this orgasmic dream state.

I’ve been thinking about where I want to take my live show. I want everything in it to be pink, gold, and black. I don’t want people to feel any other colors, like brown or yellow.

I always see colors when I listen to music. It’s difficult to explain, but when I hear the music I think about gold, blood rushing.

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 like a diary for me. I’d love for people to be able to listen to it and it make them dance and cry and the same time.

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

I really don’t care what people think.