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… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I've never lived outside of Canada, so I've been really cold my entire life. Most of my memories are coloured by the fact that I was really cold, just... all the time! — Grimes Copy Share Image
I was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie:… — Grimes Copy Share Image
My favorite music is never the music that anyone else likes, and other people's favorite songs are always my least favorite. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I grew up with four brothers, and in the back of my head I feel pretty masculine. It's always funny when I hear recordings… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything. Vocals can be so many things, like,… — Grimes Copy Share Image
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.… — Grimes Copy Share Image
When I'm making something I need it to be catchy - I need it to hit the sweet spot. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I'm not, like, a natural performer. It's sort of a thing that I've had to learn to do. — Grimes Copy Share Image
From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. — Grimes Copy Share Image
