Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMESI approach music – and this sounds crazy – as though I’m Phil Spector, and I’m cranking out these pop stars and forcing them to do all this stuff – except they’re all me. But I’m not, like, transgendered.
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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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I approach music – and this sounds crazy – as though I’m Phil Spector, and I’m cranking out these pop stars and forcing them to do all this stuff – except they’re all me. But I’m not, like, transgendered.
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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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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 want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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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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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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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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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 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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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