I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
GRIMESI 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 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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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I’m making up a whole character and finding something for that character to do.
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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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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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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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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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 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 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 want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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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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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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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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