My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It’s a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district.
GRIMESIt 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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it’s also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you.
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I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
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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.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there’s always a narrative that is very nonlinear – and that’s the essence of a good music video.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
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