I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it’s the only thing that I can really know, I guess.
GRIMESI 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 think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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 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 get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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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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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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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It’s important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you’re a teenager, is bad, per se. Demonizing it is one of the reasons it becomes such an issue.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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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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