Grimes

I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general.

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I want to make an a cappella record to release for free.

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I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.

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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'm a very unhealthy person, and Montreal is very cold, and I'm usually sick when I'm there.

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Basically, I'm really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.

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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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The last thing I think about when I'm making music is its reception.

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I feel like vocals are to music what portraits are to painting. They're the humanity. Landscapes are good and fine, but at…

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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…

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I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.

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The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you.

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I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I…

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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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The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you…

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I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it's the only thing that I can really know, I guess.

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The groove can go for like three days - once I'm in it it will just keep going until I'm totally exhausted.…

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I have a really weird relationship with myself where I'll say, "Do it, do it!" and then, "I don't want to do…

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Usually when I make music, in my head I'm like 'this isn't Grimes, this is just some other project that you can…

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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything. Vocals can be so many…

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I think the internet is kind of redefining what it is to be a teenager. Because there's a lot of media that's…

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My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It's a…

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It's important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you're a…

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I would never go to a studio. I need my space, you know what I mean? I need to be able to…

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I just can't perform well unless I'm wearing jeans.

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It's really hard to be on stage and packing your gear when people who just saw you play are in the room,…

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There are a lot of musicians I've met on Twitter where it was like, 'Hey, I like your music' - and then…

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It's obviously funny to be a meme, so I could be down with it in that regard, but it also belittles one's…

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I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I'm making up a whole character and finding something for…

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If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically.

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If you tell someone you're doing something innovative, they'll think you're doing something innovative.

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Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.

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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've never lived outside of Canada, so I've been really cold my entire life. Most of my memories are coloured by the…

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Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity.

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Whenever I'm making music I'm always waiting for the shivers to happen - that's an important thing for me.

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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'm tired of being considered vapid for liking pop music or caring about fashion as if these things inherently lack substance or…

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I truly love 'Gangnam Style.' I guess it's a meme. I feel like it's one of the few times where the meme…

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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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