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.
GRIMESObviously, 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.
GRIMESI don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
GRIMESIf 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.
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.”
GRIMESFrom an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
GRIMESBasically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
GRIMESUgly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
GRIMESSuccess, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
GRIMESSometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
GRIMESI write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMESI’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
GRIMESI love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn’t necessarily be the person who makes it.
GRIMESI 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.
GRIMESI think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
GRIMESLately 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.
GRIMESThe most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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