I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
GRIMESIn America there’s lot of cool cities, but in Canada there’s, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they’re so expensive. Montreal is the only city that’s affordable but also has buses and culture.
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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 always wanted to be really experimental.
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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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I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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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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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 prefer making videos to making music.
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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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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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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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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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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 think Canadians make a lot of music because we’re stuck inside all the 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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