Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
GRIMESFrom an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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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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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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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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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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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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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 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 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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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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