I can tell really early on in a painting if I'm going to toss it or not. — Grimes Artist Copy Share Image
I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living. — Grimes Character Copy Share Image
If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately. — Grimes Copy Share Image
The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they're having a good time. — Grimes Good time Copy Share Image
By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. — Grimes Copy Share Image
Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be. — Grimes Copy Share Image
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant. — 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… — Grimes Brother Copy Share Image
If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship. — Grimes Copy Share Image
It's kind of like I'm Phil Spector, and I'm forcing a young girl to make pop music and perform exhaustively. Except, instead… — Grimes Girl Copy Share Image
It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it's really important for me to… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I love pop music, but I also love noise music, IDM - anything really, I get something out of most kinds of… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I need to be able to work for 20 or 30 hours in one go in complete darkness, alone with just the computer glow. — Grimes Copy Share Image
You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a… — 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… — Grimes Action Copy Share Image
I think you can hear, when you listen to someone's music, whether or not they're enjoying making it - it's so great… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons I'm successful as a musician is that the first like 30 shows I played, I played… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I think the internet is kind of redefining what it is to be a teenager. Because there's a lot of media that's… — Grimes Adults Copy Share Image
It's important for people not to feel like doing things that are immature, stuff you have to try out when you're a… — Grimes Copy Share Image
My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It's a… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I would never go to a studio. I need my space, you know what I mean? I need to be able to… — Grimes Copy Share Image
If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there's always a narrative that… — Grimes Essence Copy Share Image
My set can get really screamo and aggressive, or it can be ambient and Enya-esque. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I usually like to get people in because I don't have a band or anything. In cities where I have friends, I… — Grimes Copy Share Image
Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it's also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power… — Grimes Fashion Copy Share Image
I know texture is really important, but I think texture and stuff precedes songwriting a lot of the time these days. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I'm tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I don't know if I would ever have costume changes - usually I just end up taking off my shoes, I get… — Grimes Copy Share Image
Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists. — Grimes Becoming successful Copy Share Image
I truly love 'Gangnam Style.' I guess it's a meme. I feel like it's one of the few times where the meme… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I'll black out the windows or something. — 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 don't have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job… — Grimes Actors Copy Share Image
Obviously, I like things that are cute and aggressive at the same time, but I didn't want it to just be mini-bangs… — Grimes Copy Share Image
There used to be a lot of industry in Montreal, and now there's not, so it's really easy to get huge, empty… — Grimes Art Copy Share Image
If you tell someone you're doing something innovative, they'll think you're doing something innovative. — Grimes Innovation Copy Share Image
If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically. — Grimes Copy Share Image
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