I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
GRIMESI like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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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I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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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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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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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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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