I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
GRIMESI only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
More Grimes Quotes
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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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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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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 have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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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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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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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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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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 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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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