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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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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Instrument Pads Voice
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.”
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Assuming People Thinking
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music 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
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
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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Issues People Teenagers
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Confidence People Want
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Deliver Shiver Song
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
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 love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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Persons Sentimental
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
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 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.
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Character Findings Whole

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