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

Grimes

Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
GRIMES

Girl Successful Ugly
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.”
GRIMES

Assuming People Thinking
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMES

Deliver Shiver Song
Especially with music, people want confidence.
GRIMES

Confidence People Want
I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
GRIMES

Fit Runway Size Tired
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.
GRIMES

Facts Need People Reasonable Thinking
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.
GRIMES

Four Hours Important
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.
GRIMES

Artist Crazy Moving
I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
GRIMES

Bigs Interest Video
Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
GRIMES

Basically Consistency Impressionable
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 write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMES

Dark Winter Writing
I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
GRIMES

Hate People Shoes
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
GRIMES

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

Music Stuck Thinking
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
GRIMES

Broken Care Heart

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

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