Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMESI like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
More Grimes Quotes
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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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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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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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 always wanted to be really experimental.
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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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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 Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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When an artist, or whomever, moves from their scene to the bigger pond, it starts getting crazy, because all of a sudden people don’t respect you, and you have to start being a lot more aggressive than you would normally be.
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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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