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" I just can't perform well unless I'm wearing jeans. "
Grimes
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" As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality. "
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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 I ended up meeting them and it turned into a friendship. "
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" I've always been such a nerd. "
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" There's definitely a solitary aspect to not having a band, and there are times when I wish that I did. "
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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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" Miami is just really fun whenever I go there. It's like this post-apocalyptic Barbie world: everything is pink, and there're palm trees everywhere. But then there are also all these people in crazy sunglasses, warehouses with sick parties where all the girls are covered in spikes and black leather. It's a very weird place. "
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" I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act. "
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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'm a very nervous, shy person. "
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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 and the quality combines nicely. "
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" By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. "
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" You want people to hate you. If you're just making people happy, you're like Mumford & Sons. "
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" I think if you're good at art, you'll be good at most types of art. "
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" My image seems to be so infantilized, and I don't really know why. It belittles the music. "
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" I like creating beauty out of scary things. "
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" You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene. "
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You
Someone
Problem
" I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest. "
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" I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel. "
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" My set can get really screamo and aggressive, or it can be ambient and Enya-esque. "
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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 put in the effort, the learning curve is very fast. "
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" I think my sound is post-Internet. "
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" I always wanted to be really experimental. "
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Wanted
Really
Experimental
" When I first started out, I was making really slow, psychedelic ambient music because it was all I could do. "
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" You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet. "
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" I think I have serious latent Catholic guilt issues. "
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" Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it's also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you. "
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" I'm just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general. "
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" I'm actually not a particularly negative person, but I feel like most things are better when they're not actualized. The motivation that comes from wanting something is so much more driving of people than actually getting it. "
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" Music is a religion to me and my friends. "
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