Christine and the Queens Quotes

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook, and I'm saying everything in there out loud.

My whole act is confession.

I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.

I'm pretty transparent and have no problem sharing my weaknesses.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it's just, um, It helps me, you know, like whether it's stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

I really don't feel that any of the pieces I wrote were confessions; there are no revelations about secrets in my life, and actually I have nothing to confess and I certainly do not ask for redemption and there is no reward for confessing that I expect.

I would say critically of myself that I am somebody without secrets. Sometimes acting depends on you having a secret. I don't think I've ever had that.

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

My life has been an open book, for better or for worse.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

The art of life is to show your hand.

To write well you must be willing to go naked into the world.

My life is an open pamphlet.

Some people are attracted to vulnerability. From my very first album, I've been vulnerable. I've always given parts of me, parts of my life - good, bad, ugly. I've never put up this image as a super-thug. Also, some people just like the music.

I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be willing to put yourself out there in a really vulnerable way.

I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me that I should be more guarded 'cause sometimes I am too honest and open, but it's also just who I am.

I'm more honest in my lyrics than I am in anything else. It's where I feel the most safe to express myself.

We tap into something when we're honest about what's going on in our lives.

I mean, my stand-up is very honest and exposing in this way. I probably carry that into everything I do.

I really live my life openly.