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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.

Grimes

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 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
If I think about what other people are thinking when I’m making music, I just can’t do it. It’s too withheld – I need to go totally over the top, and then kind of clean it up a bit and make it more reasonable after the fact.
GRIMES

Facts Need People Reasonable Thinking
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
GRIMES

Broken Care Heart
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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Four Hours Important
From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Age Creative Unhappy
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
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMES

Important Mean Philosophical
Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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Girl Successful Ugly
Especially with music, people want confidence.
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Confidence People Want
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMES

Deliver Shiver Song
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.
GRIMES

Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
GRIMES

Black Night Window
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
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMES

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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