Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
GRIMESI think a lot of music that’s really innovative is not even considered because it was made by people who had a sexual image. And people assume that it’s a commodified thing, so it can’t be “indie.”
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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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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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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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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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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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It’s important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you’re a teenager, is bad, per se. Demonizing it is one of the reasons it becomes such an issue.
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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 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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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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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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