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.
GRIMESI don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
More Grimes Quotes
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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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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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I don’t have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.
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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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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 always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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 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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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
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