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.
GRIMESMy 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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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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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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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 love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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 always wanted to be really experimental.
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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it’s also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you.
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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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