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“Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.”

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Grimes, born Claire Boucher, is a Canadian electronic musician, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her unique musical style and artistic image, blending elements of electronic, pop, indie, and experimental music. Grimes' music features dreamlike melodies and creative lyrics, which have won her a global fanbase. more

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“Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant.”

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“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.”

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“My great fear is that I'm the ultimate shallow person. I think about this kind of thing a lot, and about this phenomenon in our culture where people identify themselves with their interests. I've been trying not to think about it too much. It used to really upset me when people called me "witch house."”

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“I think very often producers are really trying to repeat things. When they hear something in the new songs that they recognize as being a bit like something that was a success on a previous record, they're inclined to encourage that.”

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“Things that are very popular are not taken seriously, because the snobbish side of one says, "Well, if everyone likes it it can't be that good." Whereas if only I and a couple of other people like it, then it must be really something special.”

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“A big ego isn't necessarily a bad thing. A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.”

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“Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.”

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“People who are very confident in themselves aren't hurt by criticism. They make use of it.”

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“I had an interesting day. I was in the studio with a group of musicians, who shall remain nameless, and I said to them "Our exercise today is not to use 'undo' at all. So, there's no second takes. Or, if you do a second take, you have to do the whole take. There's no sort of drop in, change that little bit". The session broke down in, I'd say, 40 minutes. It was impossible for people to work in that restriction any longer.”

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“When I'm in the studio, I become a total nerd.”

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