Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMESMost of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMESI’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
GRIMESWhen an artist, or whomever, moves from their scene to the bigger pond, it starts getting crazy, because all of a sudden people don’t respect you, and you have to start being a lot more aggressive than you would normally be.
GRIMESIt 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.
GRIMESIf 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.
GRIMESBasically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
GRIMESI don’t have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.
GRIMESIf 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.
GRIMESI like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
GRIMESI 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.”
GRIMESI like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
GRIMESI definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
GRIMESI love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
GRIMESSuccess, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMESI get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
GRIMESSometimes 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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