Grimes

I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.

I just can't perform well unless I'm wearing jeans.

You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene.

Fashion can be a really powerful tool, but it's also a place where you can be totally humiliated and have your power taken from you.

I'm not good at being, like, a sexy girl.

Especially with music, people want confidence.

I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general.

I start a lot of songs and throw them out because the energy is not right. It's almost like the file becomes cursed. I have to delete it.

I can tell really early on in a painting if I'm going to toss it or not.

I don't own anything designer.