Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by MO - Page 2

Ever since I was a little kid, there was something about change that scared me so much, but, at the same time, I've always been terrified of being stuck, so it's kind of like a paradox that I'm living.

In my heart I believe that the best pop is the weird stuff.

Nostalgia has always been a key player in my songwriting cause within that space I find a great deal of inspiration.

For me, it's all about making a song that communicates something to a big crowd, but you still feel like it's authentic to who you are. That's that kind of pop that I hope and wish to do.

You get very inspired on tour.

I don't know if Kim Gordon does collaborations but I'd love to work with her on something one day.

I really like FKA twigs. She's wonderful. She's so cool. Like, insanely cool.

Obviously I am a huge Major Lazer fan.

A fear of not being good enough? But that's what drives me.

I love those days when you get up super early and get stuff done.

The songs I write are about how I feel and the vibe I'm in. So whether I'm on a tour or at home it's like all about how you feel in the certain time you sit down.

I didn't fit the mold of a popstar.

Sometimes I like to write the lyrics while I'm on the road, because then you get even more melancholy.

I've always liked the idea of being different.

I love Duolingo. I'm learning Spanish on it, and it's such a good way to pass time on flights or the bus.

The thing I loved about my old punk band, it wasn't really about being vulnerable, it was about shouting and being fun and being aggressively political, which I thought was really cool and really fit that energy.

I've been in many bands and every time I try to be a character that's not me it has failed miserably.

Back in the day I had a tendency to fall in love with people who were very challenging to be in a relationship with. But truth was I just loved the fire and the drama.

There's so much talk about female artists doing their own thing but being super supportive, coming together and doing projects together. I love that whole wave.

I got into music around the age of eight years old, and I think the reason why was because I discovered the Spice Girls. I fell in love with them, and it was the first time I ever felt like the music was just directed to me.

What I love about working with Diplo is that it feels very free and fluid - we can work on a song apart from each other or in the studio, and it's always, 'Let's brainstorm, here are new ideas.' I like that kind of workflow, where it's constantly moving.

Blur' is about feeling lost, and on a personal level I would be lying if I didn't mention that this song, for me, was about feeling creatively and artistically lost in the city of all great opportunities, Los Angeles.

Not to be a bummer, but heartbreak is great for inspiration - we all know that - and it's really hard to write songs if I go through a phase where I don't feel much.

I remember coming home when I was 14 and being like, 'Yeah, I'm a communist now!'

My music is about all these things that happen to you while growing up in search for some kind of truth.

I guess after the whole success with 'Lean On' - me being introduced into this more mainstream audience - I was a little scared of being my true self, and being vulnerable and being gritty.

It's like when something good is happening with young people, then the old, grey people in power will be like: 'No! It cannot be like this!'

You don't want political acts to become something you just have to do in order to look good.

I was a bit of a tomboy.

I think it's to do what's important to you, and having a lot of people - hopefully - listening to your work. It also involves being a credible artist, and being able to reach out to those who will buy into it for some other reason. But on a more personal level, success comes from having many close and strong relationships.

Linking With You' is about being in love with somebody and obsessing about 'playing the game' right.

Obviously there's so many great artists out there that I'd love to work with.

People find it hard to place me. I'm doing pop, but I'm this weird quirky Dane that used to be in a punk band. And she's singing about being messed up but at the same time she seems normal? I don't know.

When I'm in a session with someone I don't know, I like hanging out for a moment and talking and seeing if we can find some similarities in whatever conversation we're having. The best thing is when you just go for it - just do something that feels good and makes you feel free in the moment.

I think it's very important of course that you're politically aware of what you do.

I dream of doing something where people are like: 'That's different, but it's still something I can relate to,' because that's the way of moving forward.

It's always been a mantra to me, when making music or creating art, that you have to be vulnerable.

I'm a huge fan of the Moomins and my fans are called Momins. They're the best, so creative, talented and sweet - just like Moomins.

I've always wanted to make songs.

I definitely think the best songs are written when you feel something strongly.