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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.

Grimes

I feel like gender lines are changing. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t nearly as OK for guys to like girly-sounding music. But all of a sudden a lot of my guys friends who would like have been really disdainful of female singers are way more accepting.
GRIMES

Couple Female Guy
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMES

Deliver Shiver Song
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMES

Made Most Music Video
I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
GRIMES

Hard Performing Sick
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
GRIMES

Black Night Window
Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
GRIMES

Girl Successful Ugly
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
GRIMES

Broken Care Heart
I prefer making videos to making music.
GRIMES

Making Music Video
I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
GRIMES

Bigs Interest Video
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
GRIMES

Fashion Grimes Want
I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
GRIMES

Hate People Shoes
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
GRIMES

Music Stuck Thinking
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.
GRIMES

Crazy Sound Stars
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.
GRIMES

Fashion Powerful Taken
I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
GRIMES

Fit Runway Size Tired
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.
GRIMES

Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses

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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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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