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
alone complete computer hours work
I need to be able to work for 20 or 30 hours in one go in complete darkness, alone with just the computer glow.
important four hours
It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it's really important for me to not break the groove.
books hours local spent
I spent many hours ensconced in the local library, reading - nay, devouring - book after book after book. Books were my soul's delight.
animal collective hearing loss permanent seen suffered
I've seen Animal Collective live, and I suffered permanent hearing loss from that show!
beings curve human learning music natural obscure
The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in the effort, the learning curve is very fast.
I've always been very intense about everything I do.
music
Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
art good
I think if you're good at art, you'll be good at most types of art.
music
My image seems to be so infantilized, and I don't really know why. It belittles the music.
cranking hits job
My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna.
music songs
My favorite music is never the music that anyone else likes, and other people's favorite songs are always my least favorite.
art funny obviously
It's obviously funny to be a meme, so I could be down with it in that regard, but it also belittles one's art.
It's interesting to be a front person who is controlling the majority of the sound.
record
I want to make an a cappella record to release for free.