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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.

Grimes

I always wanted to be really experimental.
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Experimental Really Wanted
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
Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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Girl Successful Ugly
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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Essence Hype Video
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music Video
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
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
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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Good Looks People Times
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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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Black Night Window
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Music Stuck Thinking
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.
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Artist Crazy Moving
I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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Hard Performing Sick
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.
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Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses
Lately I’ve been really into screaming a lot through delay [effects], having seven people on stage topless going crazy, stuff like that. Really in your face, but maybe more organic than choreographed dance moves.
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Crazy Moving People

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.

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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.

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