Before I created Christine, I was actually really girly. Maybe I was trying to hide something, but I was trying too hard to be a girl, and I didn’t know what it meant. I was afraid of being myself. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I’m kind of obsessed with Bruce Springsteen – the T-shirt and jeans look for me is appealing. Prince was great as well. He designed all of his outfits himself and looked exactly how he wanted to look. He was in complete control of his image. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I love when I dive into lyrics that give me human complexity and intricate narrative. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I think, from the beginning, I was healed and inspired by queer culture, and Christine and the Queens, as an idea from the beginning, is queer because it questions the norm. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
If I want to say I’m a man for three minutes, then be it: I’m a man for three minutes. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
The character I’ve created, Christine, is mainly the first attempt for me to escape all the secret injunctions we have as girls all the time. Like, be pretty but be polite. Don’t take too much space. All those things that didn’t mean anything to me. I just decided to turn them around with my character. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
I’m not trying to brag, but if I did expose my life, it would be a good YouTube series. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
For me, the male gaze is oppressive. And I hope if we are building a female gaze that it’s inclusive, and it’s about pure desire and not how I want people to look in order for them to be desired by me. Christine and the Queens Read Quote
