I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
GRIMESI want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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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 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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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 think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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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 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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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 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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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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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