I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
GRIMESThe most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
More Grimes Quotes
-
-
From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
GRIMES -
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
GRIMES -
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMES -
When 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.
GRIMES -
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
GRIMES -
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.
GRIMES -
I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
GRIMES -
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.
GRIMES -
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMES -
I always wanted to be really experimental.
GRIMES -
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
GRIMES -
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMES -
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
GRIMES -
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
GRIMES -
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
GRIMES