I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
GRIMESSometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
More Grimes Quotes
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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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 write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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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 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 like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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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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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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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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I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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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 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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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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