When I was young, I took classical ballet lessons, but I wasn’t very good at it. It was really frustrating because I wanted to be good at it. When I stopped having lessons, I began to dance and improvise, and I felt more comfortable. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
You have to work with your body when you dance; you can’t shy away from your physicality. For me, it’s really linked to an incandescent way of accepting yourself and projecting. The dancing was at the core from the beginning. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
Most people know Serge Gainsbourg’s ‘Histoire de Melody Nelson’ album, but what’s interesting is that in the early ’90s, he actually went into a dark, weird phase that French people don’t really like. They consider his music from that time weak. But for me, it’s the best. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
Sometimes when I travel, I like to find things that relate to where I am. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I love Lou Reed because his voice sounds like your inner conscience. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I see theatre everywhere, actually. We’re all kind of performing a version of ourselves every morning by choosing the clothes and how we appear – but the stage is so emphasising that I really feel comfortable in it. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I invented ‘Christine’ as a survival technique to deal with many things. I felt it would save me. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
When I started to write music, I desperately wanted to relate to people. But when I became famous, I could relate less. I thought, ‘Oh, am I trapped in my own creation?’ I was really lonely. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
Sometimes, in my adult life, I have memories of when I was young and really scared of being too close to people. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
