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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.

Grimes

If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there’s always a narrative that is very nonlinear – and that’s the essence of a good music video.
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Essence Hype Video
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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Crazy Moving People
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Deliver Shiver Song
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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Hate People Shoes
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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Assuming People Thinking
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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Good Looks People Times
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Fashion Grimes Want
I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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Hard Performing Sick
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music Video
I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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Fit Runway Size Tired
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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Facts Need People Reasonable Thinking
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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Broken Care Heart
I always wanted to be really experimental.
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Experimental Really Wanted
Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Confidence People Want
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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Cities Country People Vancouver

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