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Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be.
Grimes
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Grimes
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: March 17
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Claire Elise Boucher
Claire Boucher
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More quotes by Grimes
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else.
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Lately I've been really into screaming a lot through delay [effects], having seven people on stage topless going crazy, stuff like that. Really in your face, but maybe more organic than choreographed dance moves.
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I grew up with four brothers, and in the back of my head I feel pretty masculine. It's always funny when I hear recordings of my voice, because it's so deep when I hear it in my head.
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I approach music - and this sounds crazy - as though I'm Phil Spector, and I'm cranking out these pop stars and forcing them to do all this stuff - except they're all me. But I'm not, like, transgendered.
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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 say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I don't want to refer to my life explicitly. I'm definitely really embarrassed by my lyrics.
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I can't censor myself it's really important for me to say how I feel.
Grimes
If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically.
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I like being behind the camera because I can control perception and what people see.
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I'm just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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Obviously, I like things that are cute and aggressive at the same time, but I didn't want it to just be mini-bangs and lip-syncing in a dress. I need to get away from that stuff.
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I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general.
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Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists.
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I think you can hear, when you listen to someone's music, whether or not they're enjoying making it - it's so great to hear music where you can tell the person making it was just having a blast. That's really important to me as far as my process goes. That's probably why my music ends up being so poppy!
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it's really important for me to not break the groove.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
Grimes
Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
Grimes
Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity.
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