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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It’s important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you’re a teenager, is bad, per se. Demonizing it is one of the reasons it becomes such an issue.
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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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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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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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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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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Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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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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 love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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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 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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