Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMESI like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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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 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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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It’s a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district.
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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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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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