I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it's dark. Grimes More Quotes by Grimes More Quotes From Grimes I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living. Grimes moralwantorder I like creating beauty out of scary things. Grimes scary-thingscreatingscary I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel. Grimes i-canimportantfeels By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. Grimes holocaustnuclearshould From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. Grimes creativeunhappyage Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant. Grimes philosophicalimportantmean Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be. Grimes givingworldart I cry really easily. If I see a butterfly, I'll practically burst into tears. So it's really hard for me to yell at people, because I'll feel so guilty about it. But if I don't, then they don't take me seriously and it's this endless cycle. Grimes butterflytearspeople If you tell someone you're doing something innovative, they'll think you're doing something innovative. Grimes innovativeifsthinking Lets make it known that we don't want to give away our beautiful homeland to corporate interests. It is our right as Canadians to be part of these decisions. The only thing standing between this world and environmental catastrophe is us Grimes decisionbeautifulgiving Especially with music, people want confidence. Grimes wantpeople Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists. Grimes uglygirlsuccessful Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical. Grimes singersvoicesound I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it's the only thing that I can really know, I guess. Grimes humansmindbelieve 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. Grimes wanttryinginspire Whenever I'm making music I'm always waiting for the shivers to happen - that's an important thing for me. Grimes shiverimportantwaiting I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time. Grimes stuckmusic-isthinking 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. Grimes bangsdressescute I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me. Grimes shoeshatepeople The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you. Grimes audiencewaythinking
