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.
GRIMESI prefer making videos to making music.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it’s also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you.
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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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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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I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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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