"I was never the cool kid in school, and loads of people told me that I was weird, that I dressed unc..." — Charli XCX

I was only 14 when I started playing the east London rave scene. At the time, I was so captivated by everything. I didn't ever wanna progress out of that scene.

The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing.

I want my music, whether it's sung by other people or sung by myself, to affect the way the Top 40 radio sounds. I want to heavily influence it with things that have come directly from my brain.

I'll listen to 3 artists on repeat for more than a month.