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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.

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
I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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Persons Sentimental
I feel like gender lines are changing. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t nearly as OK for guys to like girly-sounding music. But all of a sudden a lot of my guys friends who would like have been really disdainful of female singers are way more accepting.
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Couple Female Guy
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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Important Mean Philosophical
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 prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
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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Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses
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
Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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Basically Consistency Impressionable
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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Anything Desire Intense Way
I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
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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Four Hours Important
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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Fashion Powerful Taken
Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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Girl Successful Ugly
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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Black Night Window
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Music Stuck Thinking

I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.

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