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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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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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Cameras Freak People
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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Aggressive Bangs Cute Dresses
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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Crazy Moving People
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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Anything Desire Intense Way
Ugly girls generally don’t become successful in music. And it sucks because it’s a standard that just exists.
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Girl Successful Ugly
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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Made Most Music Video
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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Instrument Pads Voice
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.
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Facts Need People Reasonable Thinking
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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Important Mean Philosophical
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Music Stuck Thinking
I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
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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Fashion Powerful Taken
I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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Hard Performing Sick
I prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they’re having a good time.
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Good Looks People Times
I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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Crazy General Going

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