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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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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
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 prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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Persons Sentimental
From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Age Creative Unhappy
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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Bigs Interest 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
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going
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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Character Findings Whole
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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music Video
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
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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Artist Crazy Moving
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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Black Night Window

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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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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