Charli XCX Quotes

I used to play in rock bands. Then I went to the first school of electronic music in the world. It was in Paris headed by one of the most important people involved in electronic music.

This new project, 'Excursions,' has been a trip down my own memory lane before 'Minecraft,' when I aspired to create music I could hear on a commute to dance to.

You can still make music that people love, but there won't be more innovation. I started listening to electronic music a long time ago. But mostly I listen to rap. I think rap is the most interesting.

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

I'd like to expand on doing what I love and venture out a bit more. I would like to play consistantly good music. Eventually someday I would like to open up a school and teach kids about music.

As a teenager I had friends who had little music studios in their bedrooms and garages. I'd go and play around; very soon, my hobby became a passion.

Maybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.

My brother makes beats, and I DJ.

I actually only started listening to house music around the time I started making it. I got hooked both to making music and to house music.

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

My music, my whole approach to the synthesizer has completely changed now.

At one point, I was thinking about going to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but then I realized it's actually not what I wanted to do.

I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.

The people that really inspired me are the people I have now managed to become contemporaries with, like Four Tet and Floating Points. I learn so much about music just from hanging around with them.

The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.

I became obsessed with Simian Mobile Disco's music and poorly attempted to make my own techno music.

You can never learn enough about music.

The fact is that we take music very seriously.

My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in the choir at school.

For me, I'm sort of a wanna-be composer, and I love being involved with the arrangements.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

I'm a big, big, big techno dork.

As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music.