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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.

Grimes

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.
GRIMES

Crazy Sound Stars
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
GRIMES

Black Night Window
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMES

Made Most Music Video
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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Important Mean Philosophical
I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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Fit Runway Size Tired
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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Instrument Pads Voice
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMES

Dark Winter Writing
I prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
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.
GRIMES

Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses
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.
GRIMES

Cities Country People Vancouver
I always wanted to be really experimental.
GRIMES

Experimental Really Wanted
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.
GRIMES

Jobs Needs People
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Fashion Grimes Want
Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
GRIMES

Cameras Freak People
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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Anything Desire Intense Way
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going

The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.

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