“ The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing. Charli XCX
“ 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 pa… Charli XCX
“ If there's intelligence behind an opinion, then I'm all for expressing it, but I would never just start a fight with someone for the sake of it - that's just not me. Charli XCX
“ I'm inspired by artists like Robyn, just because she writes amazing pop songs, and they're not throwaway. When I listen to a Robyn pop song, I don't feel like she's just kind of saying something and n… Charli XCX
“ You choke my throatWith words of wonderYou make it hard to breatheYour love's so coldJust like an arrowPierced through my skin I bleed Charli XCX
“ I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record. Charli XCX
“ My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy. Charli XCX
“ I always see my songs in colors, and I'm often more inspired by movies and photographs than I am by other songs when I write my music. I'm also inspired by fashion, and I want my music to be a visual… Charli XCX
“ Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong year - I think it would have been cool to be alive in the '60s. Charli XCX
“ I think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool? Charli XCX
“ I think it's cool to be a rock star I don't think there are many. There aren't many who speak out and take risks. And I think that's important. Charli XCX
“ I was never the cool kid in school, and loads of people told me that I was weird, that I dressed uncool and did uncool things, that I was too nice, too happy. Charli XCX
“ When you're growing up, I think there's this idea that the coolest people are the ones who are really rude and feverish. But I've come to realize that isn't cool. Charli XCX
