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Especially with music, people want confidence.

Grimes

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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Essence Hype Video
From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Age Creative Unhappy
Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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Basically Consistency Impressionable
I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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Good Looks People Times
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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Believe Humans Mind
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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Four Hours Important
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Fashion Grimes Want
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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Character Findings Whole
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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Instrument Pads Voice
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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Black Night Window
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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Fit Runway Size Tired
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Deliver Shiver Song
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Music Stuck Thinking
I 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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Assuming People Thinking

Especially with music, people want confidence.

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