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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.

Grimes

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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Crazy Moving People
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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Important Mean Philosophical
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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Instrument Pads Voice
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 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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Couple Female Guy
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
I prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music 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
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
If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there’s always a narrative that is very nonlinear – and that’s the essence of a good music video.
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Essence Hype Video
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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Believe Humans Mind
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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
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

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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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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