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" When I first started out, I was making really slow, psychedelic ambient music because it was all I could do. "

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" Especially with music, people want confidence. "

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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. "

" My image seems to be so infantilized, and I don't really know why. It belittles the music. "

" I'm a very nervous, shy person. "

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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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" I'm not trained in music. "

" My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna. "

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" I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living. "

" If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately. "

" 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. "