Stromae

“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.”

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

“I'm more the kind of man who never makes decisions. But impulsivity is not the opposite of courage; I think it's possible to do both.”

“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.”

“I think that's our problem in Europe: we used to be a bit negative on everything. That's good sometimes, but when it's too much... It's not good.”

“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.”

“I think the Congolese music is more important in the African community that Rwandan. You know, Rwanda is not musically really important in Africa. It's interesting, of course. But Congolese rumba was so huge in Africa that everybody was inspired by it.”

“I was talking in an interview about how I would love to have a ballerina flat for men. Repetto heard about it and decided to create one. It's almost like a slipper.”

“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 just part of the people.”

“We are proud of our ridiculousness. That's what made our Surrealism. Proud and ashamed of everything at the same time. I think that's my definition of Belgium.”

“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.”

“I knew of the Sapeur community for a long time, and they're an important influence for me.”

“There is always a good part in everything.”

“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.”

“People like Brel were sensitive and vulnerable; on stage, they dared to take risks.”

“I don't want to have success to have success.”

“I'm a composer like every maestro on this earth.”

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

“Being a star is not a job, and that's really important for me say.”