I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
GRIMESI prefer making videos to making music.
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I feel like gender lines are changing. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t nearly as OK for guys to like girly-sounding music. But all of a sudden a lot of my guys friends who would like have been really disdainful of female singers are way more accepting.
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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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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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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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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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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.
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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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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 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’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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