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" I think my sound is post-Internet. "
Grimes
Think
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" I want to make an a cappella record to release for free. "
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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 as if the things I enjoy somehow make me a lesser person. "
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" I need to be able to work for 20 or 30 hours in one go in complete darkness, alone with just the computer glow. "
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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'm a very nervous, shy person. "
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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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" I'm a very unhealthy person, and Montreal is very cold, and I'm usually sick when I'm there. "
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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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" 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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" When I'm making a song that's very Grimes, it just feels very insular and it feels weird to have someone else do something on it. "
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" If I'm a bad mood, I can't go on stage and smile. "
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" I was incredibly unpopular in high school but also extremely notorious. "
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High School
" There used to be a lot of industry in Montreal, and now there's not, so it's really easy to get huge, empty spaces where you can practice and make music or make art for very, very cheap. "
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Easy
" From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. "
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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 have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else. "
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" Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity. "
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" My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna. "
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" It's interesting to be a front person who is controlling the majority of the sound. "
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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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" 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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" I don't own anything designer. "
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