From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
GRIMESI definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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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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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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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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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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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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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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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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 prefer making videos to making music.
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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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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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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