From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
GRIMESJust because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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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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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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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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