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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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 always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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 want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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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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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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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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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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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 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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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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I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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