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" I listen to a lot of medieval music. "
Grimes
Music
Medieval
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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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" 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 like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general. "
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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 really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district. "
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" I was incredibly unpopular in high school but also extremely notorious. "
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" I think my sound is post-Internet. "
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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, because they all just want to talk to you. "
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