Quotes from Charli XCX

My philosophy is to treat people how you want to be treated.

I count myself as not only just an artist, not only as a singer, but a business woman. I write my own songs; I write my own video treatments, manage other artists. I write for other artists; it's not just about getting on stage and singing a song.

I've heard people say to me, 'How can you claim to be a feminist when you dress like that?' I wear a lot of slip dresses and nightwear and stuff. People always question my credibility because of that: 'Oh, are you selling sex? Are you doing this or that to be recognized more or to sell your music?' No, it's just a fashion thing for me.

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

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 think that U.K. audiences, in general, are very closed off. Very judgmental.

I'm not super easy to talk to a lot of the time. I'm just kind of weird.

My dream collaboration would be with someone like Bjork, Kate Bush, or even Dionne Warwick.

Obviously, my label would want me to be on the radio all the time, but that's not my personal goal.

When I was younger, I was a rave kid trapped inside a singer/songwriter's body. But I kind of figured my way out because I started making these really terrible beats on this Yamaha keyboard that my parents got me for my 10th birthday.

The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.

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.

A sold-out crowd is better than a number one. But being in the studio is better than all of that.

I'm very scruffy and messy in the way that I am and always have been.

When I got signed, I had just turned 16. I felt like I had to continuously have these confrontations with older men who were doubting my ideas because I was a woman, because I was 16.

I'm not good at dressing up fancy; I always just do my thing, which is whatever I'm in the mood for.

Being nice is awesome. You have more fun; you meet more people.

Females should stand by each other, especially in an industry which seems to try so hard to pin us up against each other and make us fight. It's not about that for me. I refuse to be sucked into a twisted world of insecurity and lose who I am.

The XCX really stands for 'kiss Charli kiss,' which is unbelievably crap.

I made video art for quite a long time, and I made this video covering myself in burgers and dancing to Major Lazer and doing covers of Britney Spears songs... I can't remember how I got there, but my teacher said he'd have to fail me because it had mild nudity.

The fashion of the '90s is a massive inspiration to me. My favorite video of all time is 'Say You'll Be There' by the Spice Girls. That's the best styling ever. If I could dress like that every day, I would.

I used to try to bully my friends into imitating the Spice Girls on the playground.

My favorite video of all time is 'Say You'll Be There' by the Spice Girls. That's the best styling ever. If I could dress like that every day, I would.

I was in the playground, like, 'Let's imitate the Spice Girls and form a girl group!' I would go home and sing into my hairbrush and act like Britney Spears. I was no Mozart.