I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMESSuccess, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
More Grimes Quotes
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In America there’s lot of cool cities, but in Canada there’s, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they’re so expensive. Montreal is the only city that’s affordable but also has buses and culture.
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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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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I don’t have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.
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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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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 only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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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 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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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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