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" I went through my adolescence having this revelatory experience - I can have any music I want, and I can get it immediately. For me and for a lot of people I know, there's this musical eclecticism that happened. "

Grimes

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Tired

Runway

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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. "

" I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else. "

" By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I'm on tour, and it's just hard. "

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