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.
GRIMESMost of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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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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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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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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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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I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
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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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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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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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