Lately I’ve been really into screaming a lot through delay [effects], having seven people on stage topless going crazy, stuff like that. Really in your face, but maybe more organic than choreographed dance moves.
GRIMESLately I’ve been really into screaming a lot through delay [effects], having seven people on stage topless going crazy, stuff like that. Really in your face, but maybe more organic than choreographed dance moves.
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It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it’s really important for me to not break the groove.
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I approach music – and this sounds crazy – as though I’m Phil Spector, and I’m cranking out these pop stars and forcing them to do all this stuff – except they’re all me. But I’m not, like, transgendered.
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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Obviously, I like things that are cute and aggressive at the same time, but I didn’t want it to just be mini-bangs and lip-syncing in a dress. I need to get away from that stuff.
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When an artist, or whomever, moves from their scene to the bigger pond, it starts getting crazy, because all of a sudden people don’t respect you, and you have to start being a lot more aggressive than you would normally be.
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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I’m making up a whole character and finding something for that character to do.
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