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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More Grimes Quotes
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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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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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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In 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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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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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 don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
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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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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn’t doing something creative.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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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 like going crazy. And not just for art – I like extremes in general.
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