Charli XCX

“In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out.”

“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 somet...”

“All my favourite pop songs are the most stupid ones, the ones that are the most obvious.”

“I want to have a publishing company and a record label, and I want to manage five artists... eventually.”

“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...”

“One thing I don't understand is how people want you to replicate your past successes. Being an artist should be about freedom and not just becoming one thing, because I think that's terrible...”

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

“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.”

“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 ev...”

“I think big brows are pretty cool.”

“There's something about girls together, uniting, that I just thought was cool.”

“I am very spontaneous when I write; it kind of just comes out. I never think about what I'm going to write about first... it just sort of comes out like word vomit.”

“I like working really fast. The best ideas are the first ones that come into your head - so why bother thinking of any more?”