I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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.
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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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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 just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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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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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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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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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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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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Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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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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