Grimes
Grimes
Electronic dark wave and synthpop artist whose 2012 album Visions won the 2013 JUNO Award for Electronic Album of the Year.
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth17 March 1988
CityVancouver, Canada
CountryCanada
voice singers sound
Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.
beautiful giving decision
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
butterfly people tears
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.
creative unhappy age
From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.
night black window
I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I'll black out the windows or something.
matter pressure projects
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'.
philosophical mean important
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant.
holocaust nuclear should
By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself.
successful giving labels
There aren't many other labels who I can say are that successful, and can give me as much as 4AD gives me, and still have such a great roster.
mean space cost
I would never go to a studio. I need my space, you know what I mean? I need to be able to chain smoke and pace about, cry and like... spit. Just make noise, make a huge mess. I also feel like if I was concerned for the cost of the studio - like, 'this is costing 40 dollars an hour' - I wouldn't be able to work.
girl fun crazy
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.
waiting important shiver
Whenever I'm making music I'm always waiting for the shivers to happen - that's an important thing for me.
issues rights environmental
I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.
hate shoes people
I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.