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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

Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
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Cameras Freak People
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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Four Hours Important
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
GRIMES

Instrument Pads Voice
I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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Persons Sentimental
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
Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Confidence People Want
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMES

Made Most Music Video
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.
GRIMES

Character Findings Whole
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
GRIMES

Broken Care Heart
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.
GRIMES

Fashion Powerful Taken
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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Hate People Shoes
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
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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going
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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