Stromae Quotes

As much as only playing clubs can become tedious, performing in huge venues can also become off-putting. To go from one to the other feels great. And sometimes playing clubs can be even more stressful, because you really have to think about what you're going to tell the audience between songs.
At the time I learned drums, I wanted to be the drummer of Hanson. I wanted to be this guy because he was so young, and he was already drumming in the band, you know, so I just wanted to be like him. And later, I discovered hip-hop music at boarding school.
Being a star is not a job, and that's really important for me say.
Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.
Being honest and spontaneous is important when making music. But I'm also really logical when I compose.
Everyone should have a suit that's really well fitting - if a suit just doesn't fit, it looks ridiculous. It can purposely be too large or too small, if that's what you want, but it has to fit with your image and personal style.
Hip-hop, pop, dance - the common point is melancholy. That's international, and I like this word because it's not only about sadness or happiness - it's both at the same time. And that's human, and that's life.
I already visited Rwanda when I was five, but I don't really remember my roots.
I always have the same problem when I try to buy something straight off the rack: If I put on a medium, it's perfectly fitted in the torso, but the sleeves are too short. If it's a large, the sleeves are long enough, but it's too baggy. So made-to-measure suits are especially important for me because I'm 6'2'' and so skinny.
I always need a reason to do something on stage, for me. I am not judging anyone: there is not a good way; there is not a bad way. You just have to justify everything.
I do my music for me, second for my entourage, and at the end, for the people. It's healthy to work that way.
I do not want the things I do to be easy and predictable. I want them to be real.
I don't want to have success to have success.
I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon depression. It's a blend.
I have crazy, different influences in my songs. I want rap music, I want Congolese rumba, I want salsa, I want dance music, I want hip-hop music, all mixed into one!
I have four or five custom suits, including one that's velvet, and a gray one I wear onstage. It's wool.
I have some English words on the first album, but any time I try to do it, you miss something. You think it's just a simple translation from French to English, but it's so different as far as the understanding.
I knew of the Sapeur community for a long time, and they're an important influence for me.
I let Brel into my world. What I like about him is the simplicity of his language. It's not so simple to be simple.
I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.
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Stromae
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12 March, 1985
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