Charli XCX admitted she knows she's not “everyone's cup of tea.”
The '360' hitmaker has just enjoyed his biggest selling week to date with his critically acclaimed LP 'BRAT', which has now reached number one in the Official UK Charts behind Taylor Swift's blockbuster 'The Tortured Poets Department' and number three in the US.
In the midst of a major “moment” in her career, the 31-year-old hyper pop star thanked her loyal fans who have supported her and “got it” since the beginning of her career.
“It's really cool. I feel like the artistry is shining through, you know what I mean?” she said before performing “Sympathy is a Knife” at a Los Angeles concert over the weekend.
“I already know I'm not everyone's type, don't get me wrong, but I'm really grateful to the people who understood my vision from the beginning. I don't know, with everything that's going on right now, people keep messaging me like, 'You're having a hard time right now. It's a hard time right now.'
“It's a great feeling, but I just want to thank everyone for being here. I couldn't do anything without you all, so I'm really grateful. Thank you so much.”
Despite this success, Charlie recently insisted he wasn't aiming for number one with “BRAT.”
In an interview with British GQ magazine, she said: “I've always struggled with the conflict between fame and success.
“This new music won't be played at Starbucks. It won't be on the Zen Morning playlist.”
“It's pop music and I'm being true to myself.
“But I also know that if I chose a slightly different, perhaps more acceptable, path, I have the skills as a songwriter to write a huge Top 40 hit.”
The “I Love It” hit writer added that if she focused on commercial success, her fans would realise she was “not real”.
She said: “Sometimes I'm tempted to do that, but the problem is, my fans know it's not me, so it feels weird and they're like, 'This isn't real.'”
“But I think sometimes it puts the public in a position where they're like, 'What is this all about?'”
Charlie also knows that reaching the top of the charts won't make him happy.
She explained: “I'm not as happy, creatively fulfilled or honestly as good as people who work on a very commercial level, because maybe that's just not who I am.”