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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.

Grimes

Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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Basically Consistency Impressionable
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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Broken Care Heart
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music Video
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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Bigs Interest Video
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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Fashion Powerful Taken
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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Cities Country People Vancouver
Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Confidence People Want
If I think about what other people are thinking when I’m making music, I just can’t do it. It’s too withheld – I need to go totally over the top, and then kind of clean it up a bit and make it more reasonable after the fact.
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Facts Need People Reasonable Thinking
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
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
I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
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
I always wanted to be really experimental.
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Experimental Really Wanted
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 prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Deliver Shiver Song

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