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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.

Grimes

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.
GRIMES

Four Hours Important
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
GRIMES

Crazy General Going
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
GRIMES

Important Mean Philosophical
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
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
GRIMES

Made Most Music Video
Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
GRIMES

Basically Consistency Impressionable
I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
GRIMES

Hate People Shoes
Especially with music, people want confidence.
GRIMES

Confidence People Want
I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
GRIMES

Hard Performing Sick
In America there’s lot of cool cities, but in Canada there’s, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they’re so expensive. Montreal is the only city that’s affordable but also has buses and culture.
GRIMES

Cities Country People Vancouver
From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
GRIMES

Age Creative Unhappy
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 definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
GRIMES

Instrument Pads Voice
Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
GRIMES

Cameras Freak People
I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
GRIMES

Fashion Grimes Want

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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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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