I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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 want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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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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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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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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I prefer making videos to making music.
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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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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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I don’t have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.
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I feel like gender lines are changing. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t nearly as OK for guys to like girly-sounding music. But all of a sudden a lot of my guys friends who would like have been really disdainful of female singers are way more accepting.
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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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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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