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Grimes for V Magazine + talks about her next projects
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For its November issue, V honors the leaders shaping popular culture and carrying it into the future, whether by changing the way we talk about identity, redefining stereotypes, or championing new movements in the realms of fashion, music, film, and television. Here, Grimes talks about the importance of activism, the visual conclusion of her last album, and what's coming next.
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Boucher may be the face of Grimes, often thought of as being a singer first, but her true interests lie in these other realms of music making: “Honestly, I don't feel very confident in myself as a singer. As I get older, I’m probably going to try to be more involved in the behind-the-scenes work, and less involved in being the front person. I think where my pride in my work lies is in my production, editing, and directing. I’m not a trained musician; this is something that happened almost randomly. I’d rather be compared to my peers who are producers—I think that’s a world where I’m capable at achieving at a higher level.”
“I’m in a really privileged position because I’ve always worked by myself, and I feel like I haven't faced a lot of hardships compared to the women I know,” says Boucher. “By the time people were like, oh my god, you're a female producer! I already had two albums and I wasn't even thinking about that. I think that the more stuff like GarageBand becomes democratized, the more we’re going to see minorities like women producing. The ability to self-teach is already greater than it was even five years ago.”
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As she closes the door on this album, Boucher has a calmer project in mind for the next: “I’m really vibing on making something really slow and gorgeous that just breathes, and has room to breathe. I feel like my work has always been fast paced, kinetic, and almost just manic and I feel like for me the hardest thing I can do is make something that’s slow and heavy. I’m so ADD in my work; I really want to push myself into something that would be slower and more reflective.”
When asked what makes her feel hopeful about the year to come, Boucher hesitates; she’s a self-proclaimed cynic, so the question comes with alarm bells. Though she’s too humble to admit it, her ultimate answer is inarguably tied to the same spirit of rebellion conjured by her own voice as Grimes.
“When I look and see the young generations coming up, people like Tavi Gevinson and Amandla Stenberg, that gives me a lot of hope,” she resolves. “The protests in North Carolina, the tribes coming together against the DAPL... I think our society has been really apathetic for a long time, and people are starting to become more politically active, and more artistically adventurous. People protesting and being active is what we need the most right now, and that gives me a lot of hope.”
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http://vmagazine.com/article/v104-grimes-interview/
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i'm ready
wasn't she gonna quit music to become a MMA fighter? ??
Release a deluxe Artangels that replaces the flop first 5 tracks