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" The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds. "

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" I find it quite boring when you're listening to radio, and it's the same kind of voice that's on every song on the radio. You can't really tell a lot about that singer as a storyteller and about the singer from what they're singing. "

" Life's too short to be shoehorned into a box that isn't for you. "

" The film world feels like a smaller world than music. "

Lauren Mayberry

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" There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don't have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not. "

" Makeup and clothing and all that should be a fun way to be creative and express yourself. Just like in nature, where birds have all the colors. But instead, it's all focused on the aesthetics of being attractive to men. Even if you really don't think it is that, that's what we're doing. "

" Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something. "

Lauren Mayberry

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" Cacie Dalager's voice is beautiful, and her lyrics break my heart. "

" Japan has always been a really special place for Chvrches. "

" Growing up in Scotland and living in Glasgow, you see the heritage that religion has had and how something that, in theory, is about kindness and community and caring for each other is used to persecute people. "

" I did my dissertation on the idea of femininity and women's writing, so I spent eight months reading about how women are portrayed in the media in terms of images and tone of voice and what words are used. "

" Sometimes if you don't take the easy option, it'll pay dividends in the long run. "

" I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day - and I like those things sitting next to each other. "

" I don't want to be the front for somebody else's creativity and sell that day in, day out. "

" I wouldn't want to do a solo project. "

" When people say, 'Stay in your lane; you're a musician, so you should only talk about music,' what do you think songs are written about? I connect with music because what somebody has said has resonated with me in one way or another. "

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You

" We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with. "

" I am in a band that was born on the Internet. "

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" Just because I get to coast around in a nice, cushy little bubble, that's not how it is for everybody. "

" Just because I front the band or we play bigger stages now, it doesn't mean we somehow suddenly changed the way we approach things. We all still view what we do as indie and alternative in terms of how we execute it, even if the actual music we make is more pop than our previous projects. "

" I don't have a lot of time for things that are deliberately, achingly cool. "

" There's a difference between criticism and hatred. "

" Obviously, when you're working at things, you all hope that people will relate to it. "

" When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either? "

" If we just stand at two opposite ends of the spectrum screaming in each other's face, we're never gonna get anything done. I don't agree with a Trump voter, but why do they feel like that? Yes, some of those people are racist and have hateful opinions, but some of those people voted for him because they felt completely left behind. "

" Some musicians don't have strong opinions, or they deliberately don't have strong opinions because they want to try and sell as many records as possible. "

" I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible. "

" If people are really hateful and disgusting in the way they treat other people, that probably came from a hurt place - but then, when does it stop? When does this spiral end? Sometimes you can get pretty melancholic about that. "

" I don't want to write the same song over and over again. "

" We should all be able to have faith that our governments are working in our best interests - and if they aren't, then they should be challenged and held to account. "