Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMESSuccess, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
More Grimes Quotes
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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If I think about what other people are thinking when I’m making music, I just can’t do it. It’s too withheld – I need to go totally over the top, and then kind of clean it up a bit and make it more reasonable after the fact.
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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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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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My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It’s a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district.
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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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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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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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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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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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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.
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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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