List of Grimes Quotes

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.

I Think My Music's Kind Of Cold, But I Don't Know If It's Related To The Weather. It Might Be Because It's Always Grey [in Montreal], It's Very Depressing.

The Groove Can Go For Like Three Days - Once I'm In It It Will Just Keep Going Until I'm Totally Exhausted. But That's How I Like To Work, I Like To Be Away From Everyone And Just Get In The Zone, And Stay There For As Long As I Can Keep It There.

I Love Pop Music, But I Also Love Noise Music, Idm - Anything Really, I Get Something Out Of Most Kinds Of Music. I Just Need To Enjoy The Process.

I Usually Like To Get People In Because I Don't Have A Band Or Anything. In Cities Where I Have Friends, I Try To Get Them To Come Out And Dance For Me.

I Don't Know If I Would Ever Have Costume Changes - Usually I Just End Up Taking Off My Shoes, I Get So Sweaty, And... I Just Need To Be Comfortable.

It's Important For People Not To Feel Like Doing Things That Are Immature, Stuff You Have To Try Out When You're A Teenager, Is Bad, Per Se. Demonizing It Is One Of The Reasons It Becomes Such An Issue.

I Think The Internet Is Kind Of Redefining What It Is To Be A Teenager. Because There's A Lot Of Media That's Aimed At Teenagers That Other People Are Getting Into. But, Conversely, Pornography Or Stuff That's Intended For Adults Is Completely Readily Available To Anyone, Like Teenagers.

I Think A Lot Of Music That's Really Innovative Is Not Even Considered Because It Was Made By People Who Had A Sexual Image. And People Assume That It's A Commodified Thing, So It Can't Be "indie."

I Always Wanted To Be Really Experimental.

You Don't Just Have To Be Influenced By Rock, Or Goth, Anymore. It's Okay To Say, 'my Influences Are Tin Pan Music From Bali And Rihanna.' There Are Still So Many Combinations That Haven't Been Done Yet.

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.