Usually when I make music, in my head I'm like 'this isn't Grimes, this is just some other project that you can release later, so there's no pressure and it doesn't matter and no-one's ever gonna hear it'. 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 moral want order I like creating beauty out of scary things. Grimes scary-things creating scary I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel. Grimes i-can important feels By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself. Grimes holocaust nuclear should From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. Grimes creative unhappy age Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant. Grimes philosophical important mean Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be. Grimes giving world art 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 butterfly tears people If you tell someone you're doing something innovative, they'll think you're doing something innovative. Grimes innovative ifs thinking 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 decision beautiful giving Especially with music, people want confidence. Grimes want people Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists. Grimes ugly girl successful Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical. Grimes singers voice sound I believe the human mind is a very fallible thing, but it's the only thing that I can really know, I guess. Grimes humans mind believe 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 want trying inspire Whenever I'm making music I'm always waiting for the shivers to happen - that's an important thing for me. Grimes shiver important waiting I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time. Grimes stuck music-is thinking 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 bangs dresses cute I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me. Grimes shoes hate people The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you. Grimes audience way thinking
