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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.

Grimes

I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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Dark Winter Writing
I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Country Obsessed Stuff
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
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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Four Hours Important
I 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.”
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Assuming People Thinking
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the time.
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Music Stuck 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 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
When an artist, or whomever, moves from their scene to the bigger pond, it starts getting crazy, because all of a sudden people don’t respect you, and you have to start being a lot more aggressive than you would normally be.
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Artist Crazy Moving
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
Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Deliver Shiver Song
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
I prefer making videos to making music.
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Making Music Video
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
It’s important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you’re a teenager, is bad, per se. Demonizing it is one of the reasons it becomes such an issue.
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Issues People Teenagers

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