Grimes quotes

Grimes is a Canadian musician, singer, and producer known for her unique blend of electronic, pop, and experimental sounds. Her innovative music and visual style have made a significant impact on the contemporary music scene. She continues to influence pop culture with her boundary-pushing artistry and distinct persona. Here are 47 of her quotes:

I feel like vocals are to music what portraits are to painting. They're the humanity. Landscapes are good and fine, but at the end of the day everyone loves the Mona Lisa. (Grimes)
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. View quote
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The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they're having a good time. View quote
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I like creating beauty out of scary things. View quote
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By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. View quote
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I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel. View quote
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From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. View quote
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Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity. View quote
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I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it's the only thing that I can really know, I guess. View quote
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The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you. View quote
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I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues. (Grimes)
Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it's also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you. View quote
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I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else. View quote
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Especially with music, people want confidence. View quote
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I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general. View quote
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers. View quote
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200. View quote
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act. View quote
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As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality. View quote
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I don't own anything designer. View quote
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I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn't necessarily be the person who makes it. (Grimes)
I listen to a lot of medieval music. View quote
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If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship. View quote
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I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest. View quote
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I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there. View quote
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Photo: Jordan Uhl, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Canadian Musician
Born: March 17, 1988
Quotes count: 47