I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
GRIMESIt’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.
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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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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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If 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.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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 have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It’s a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district.
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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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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
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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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