Stromae Quotes Page 2

“I'm not so radical about Twitter, but I think it's sometimes dangerous if you think that Twitter is real life.”

“I'm sure that a U.S. citizen, if I try to sing in English, he can feel that I'm not really sincere, there is something wrong. And I'm sure that even in French, they could feel the sincerity more than in English.”

“I'm sure, ever since I was really young, that happiness is not a bottle of champagne and a girl and a limousine and a swimming pool.”

“I'm trying to focus on my job. I don't think that being famous is a job. My job is composing, singing, performing, but not being a star.”

“I'm trying to stay normal, that's all. But it's hard.”

“I've learned how to trust someone else's ideas with mine.”

“If I was just trying to imitate an American or English singer, it would sound fake. I'm sure of it.”

“If we can listen to English music without understanding nothing, and dance on it, and feel the groove, feel the feelings, I'm sure everybody can do exactly the same for each language.”

“It's a fact that Anglo-Saxon supremacy impacts other cultures. That is plain and simple.”

“It's good to think about real life, no? Because real life isn't just dreams and happiness.”

“It's my job to be ridiculous.”

“It's not the subject that's cliche; it's cliche or not. But in fact, this is the way you're talking about it.”

“It’s still a compliment when you’re backed by younger and older, but it’s actually unexpected. It’s surprising, but for me it’s in fact the most beautiful compliment.”

“Maybe I just look at things as a humanist: I like looking at people in a realistic way more than looking at them in a positive way.”

“Music is like a medicine.”

“Music is more than words. It's a visual experience, too, and people really feel my music because of the way I move and put on a show.”

“Music is the only place that I can have no taboos. In real life I have a lot of taboos, and I can't talk about everything easily.”

“My father is black - was black. My mother is white.”

“No genre of music is better than another, whether it's country, hip-hop, trap, classical, whatever. It's all music.”

“Success is a gift, but it's a handicap at the same time, I think.”

“That's what's interesting: When you release an album, everyone hears it their own way.”

“The first time I performed on stage, that was almost the first concert I went to, so that was pretty interesting and a bit weird at the same time.”

“The last thing an Englishman wants to hear is a man from Brussels trying to imitate his language - you want to hear a different point of view. You may not be able to understand the details, but you can understand the feeling.”

“The prime minister in Belgium gave our album to Barack Obama. I was really surprised that he decided to give a CD of us.”

“The way we always want to compromise between everything, I think that's really Belgian. I think I'm really Belgian for that, because I never make choices. That's my problem, actually.”

“There are artists in Belgium who try to imitate American artists. But it's like, if you're Belgian pretending to be American, you won't be better than the American because you aren't American. You have to do your own stuff.”

“There are so many reasons to be sad in the club.”

“There is always a good part in everything.”

“To me, 'Alors On Danse' is the definition of clubbing. Because everyone is just trying to forget their problems, but actually, it's so sad, clubbing. We try to sell happiness in clubs, but you can't.”

“We are all human, and we are all able to listen to music that we cannot understand. I used to listen to English music like Notorious B.I.G., and I didn't know what he's talking about in all of his tracks, but I'm a fan. It's rhythm and a groove that makes me dance, so I'm convinced that my music can work in the U.S.”