I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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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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 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 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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I prefer making videos to making music.
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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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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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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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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I 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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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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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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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