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24th: i dont like concerts where the pre-show music is so loud no one can talk unless they shout awkwardly which probably isn’t very good for anyone’s hearing any way
all future grimes shows will be dj’d thusly
all future grimes shows will be dj’d thusly
24th: I never really understood St. Vincent until very recently, I guess i never really gave it much of a legit listen before. She is very good at expressing how alienated and empty musical success can make you feel. I think a lot of artists try to broach this subject and it usually just feels really immature. Like, “i have so much cocaine and so many hookers, but i am sad.” Proud to be label mates with someone like her.
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24th: demos lol
@elite_gz
@elite_gz
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24th: still figuring out how to ‘retumble’/ ‘retumblr’ or whatever…
i am not naturally very good at tumblr for some reason
anyway - this painting is great :)
thank you http://konichikong.tumblr.com/
i am not naturally very good at tumblr for some reason
anyway - this painting is great :)
thank you http://konichikong.tumblr.com/
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24th: ROMANCE WAS BORN
http://romancewasborn.com
Want to shout out Romance was Born, Australian designers who collaborated with marvel. As a person who really appreciates both fashion and comics, this is kind of the best thing.
http://romancewasborn.com
Want to shout out Romance was Born, Australian designers who collaborated with marvel. As a person who really appreciates both fashion and comics, this is kind of the best thing.
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24th: There are two reasons I want to have a tumblr (for real, because this is the second attempt, I ended up abandoning the first one). Firstly, people keep posting all this awesome fan art and I’m really honoured that anything I might do could inspire people to make art. So yeah, thats really cool. It’s all really great, and this is one of my favourites cuz I dunno, maybe this is what my character in Zelda would look like. So I’m gonna try and post fan art regularly. A lot of the time I don’t know who’s done it, so if you made any of the things I’m posting, or if you know who did you should let me know and I’ll try to update all that stuff.
The other reason I want to make this tumblr is because I feel like a lot of the things I do and say are misrepresented by journalists and the media. I can only control what goes out by trying to be real, but any writer will skew a story into what they want it to be. There are some really amazing journalists out there for sure, but I just want there to be a place where I can say what I want in a completely unedited way. So that will be happening here.
I also just want to say that having a blog where I’m writing things in a kind of casual essay format is very inspired by Elite Gymnastic’s blog, where i kind of started writing some things occasionally and got really into it. You should check out his tumblr also if you feel like it, because it’s very good: deadgirlfriends.tumblr.com
cool!
- Claire
The other reason I want to make this tumblr is because I feel like a lot of the things I do and say are misrepresented by journalists and the media. I can only control what goes out by trying to be real, but any writer will skew a story into what they want it to be. There are some really amazing journalists out there for sure, but I just want there to be a place where I can say what I want in a completely unedited way. So that will be happening here.
I also just want to say that having a blog where I’m writing things in a kind of casual essay format is very inspired by Elite Gymnastic’s blog, where i kind of started writing some things occasionally and got really into it. You should check out his tumblr also if you feel like it, because it’s very good: deadgirlfriends.tumblr.com
cool!
- Claire
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24th: by cancetinkaya
http://cancetinkaya.deviantart.com
http://cancetinkaya.deviantart.com
24th: Parents
I feel like it must be really difficult to confront a lot of realities about your child for the first time in international publications. There are many things about my life that my parents weren’t aware of before I spoke of them in interviews. And it’s sort of intense the first time you go to a party and just have fun with your friends like you’ve always done, but suddenly there are pictures of you doing stupid things on blogs and like, your dad sees it because he gets google alerts. i mean, that really sucks. My mom is a politician, so she was particularly unenthused about having some kind of ‘party girl’ daughter. (for the record, i dont party very much)
but yeah, my parents and I had a huge falling out where we didn’t speak for months because of this stuff and it was really shitty. And I was really mad at them for a minute and I expressed this in a lot of interviews. This was before I learned not to talk shit in interviews because it definitely comes back to haunt you because by the time they run you’ve probably made up with whoever you were talking shit about.
So this is my official public apology to my parents.
there, I did one kind of decent thing on christmas
I feel like it must be really difficult to confront a lot of realities about your child for the first time in international publications. There are many things about my life that my parents weren’t aware of before I spoke of them in interviews. And it’s sort of intense the first time you go to a party and just have fun with your friends like you’ve always done, but suddenly there are pictures of you doing stupid things on blogs and like, your dad sees it because he gets google alerts. i mean, that really sucks. My mom is a politician, so she was particularly unenthused about having some kind of ‘party girl’ daughter. (for the record, i dont party very much)
but yeah, my parents and I had a huge falling out where we didn’t speak for months because of this stuff and it was really shitty. And I was really mad at them for a minute and I expressed this in a lot of interviews. This was before I learned not to talk shit in interviews because it definitely comes back to haunt you because by the time they run you’ve probably made up with whoever you were talking shit about.
So this is my official public apology to my parents.
there, I did one kind of decent thing on christmas
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25th: pina
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25th: this is too much for me today
27th: suculen-t asked: I know you probably get a lot of questions, but I'm 14 and I cried because I couldn't go to your concert in Aus and my dream is for you to talk to me
ok, THIS is the last question im gonna answer lol.
First off, hi!
secondly, I am going to work very hard to make future grimes shows all ages. The thing is that you can only do all ages at huge venues or at venues where they’re willing to do the black X’s on the hands and stuff. Until about now in my career I haven’t been at the point where I can play venues that are big enough to accommodate all ages shows, but we’re going to start doing that and I’ll be back in Aus :)
The combination of music and teenagers is like, the greatest thing on earth
ok, THIS is the last question im gonna answer lol.
First off, hi!
secondly, I am going to work very hard to make future grimes shows all ages. The thing is that you can only do all ages at huge venues or at venues where they’re willing to do the black X’s on the hands and stuff. Until about now in my career I haven’t been at the point where I can play venues that are big enough to accommodate all ages shows, but we’re going to start doing that and I’ll be back in Aus :)
The combination of music and teenagers is like, the greatest thing on earth
27th: tellmethereismorethanthis asked: Claire, Are you ever scared of anything? I feel too scared to follow my dreams and i get so down about it all and i look at someone like you who appears fearless and i wonder if you ever get rattled? and if so, how do you overcome that in order to live the life you want to live?
This is the only question im gonna answer here. I think I need to turn off the Q/A thing because I’ve been getting like, rape threats and stuff lol. i guess that’s not funny. And I guess it sort of leads directly into my answer to this question:
which is yes, I get scared a lot and people can be incredibly cruel. Generally, other people are the biggest barrier between you and whatever it is your want to do.
sometimes I completely break down. there is a ton of pressure on me all the time, and a lot of people really hate me and are certainly not meek about letting me know that. If you decide to do something and it’s different from what other people are doing, you will probably make some people very angry and words can be devastating. Furthermore, it’s obviously risky to do something that isn’t for sure going to pay out. But like, if you never do it, then you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you did.
I lost my family (temporarily), the relationship i had been in for three years, and a lot of my friends because I decided to put my art first. At the beginning I toured with a tent because I was playing shows for like, ten people and not getting paid, so we had no where to sleep. Granted, this was incredibly fun but sometimes it got really dark. Especially if you’ve abandoned everything else in your life to the point where if it doesn’t work, you’ll have lost everything.
I mean, I think Grimes succeeded because I had to discard everything else in my life in order to do it. I was so fucking desperate to make it work, I don’t think I could have possibly allowed it to fail. I can’t stress how powerful the human mind is. If you want something bad enough, you can probably find a way to make it work.
But the way I see it is that very few people on the planet have the opportunity to even follow their dreams at all. Most people live in poverty, or in communities where the repercussions for behaving how they want are a lot worse than just people talking shit. If doing what you want is an option for you, you should do it, because you’re one of the few lucky people who can. And even if you fail, you will be in a better position than if you’d never tried. The competition probably isn’t that crazy. Most people are too scared to even try. Bad things can happen, but every horrible thing that has ever happened to me has added integrity to my art and improved my understanding of the human race.
I don’t see the point of living if you’re aren’t doing the thing you love. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do obviously, but if it’s for your family, or for your passion, then it’s worth it. You are never making a bad decision if it is the decision that makes you happy, so if not following your dreams gets you down, then you should probably try to find a way to make it work.
maybe this is a cheesy post, i dunno. im not good at giving advice, i just feel very strongly about this kind of thing. It’s kind of what I stand for, I guess.
but yes, whenever I’m really freaked out, I usually recite this under my breath. lol
i hope this helps,
now i have to turn off the questions.
OH thats the other thing. I don’t know what it is you want to do, but absolutely avoid haters. Like, if you want to be a doctor thats one thing, that is a very difficult thing that a lot of my friends are doing and theres a whole series of perils that go along with that
but if you want to make music or art, DO NOT READ YOUR PRESS, DO NOT READ COMMENTS
thats like, the best advice anyone ever gave me.
This is the only question im gonna answer here. I think I need to turn off the Q/A thing because I’ve been getting like, rape threats and stuff lol. i guess that’s not funny. And I guess it sort of leads directly into my answer to this question:
which is yes, I get scared a lot and people can be incredibly cruel. Generally, other people are the biggest barrier between you and whatever it is your want to do.
sometimes I completely break down. there is a ton of pressure on me all the time, and a lot of people really hate me and are certainly not meek about letting me know that. If you decide to do something and it’s different from what other people are doing, you will probably make some people very angry and words can be devastating. Furthermore, it’s obviously risky to do something that isn’t for sure going to pay out. But like, if you never do it, then you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you did.
I lost my family (temporarily), the relationship i had been in for three years, and a lot of my friends because I decided to put my art first. At the beginning I toured with a tent because I was playing shows for like, ten people and not getting paid, so we had no where to sleep. Granted, this was incredibly fun but sometimes it got really dark. Especially if you’ve abandoned everything else in your life to the point where if it doesn’t work, you’ll have lost everything.
I mean, I think Grimes succeeded because I had to discard everything else in my life in order to do it. I was so fucking desperate to make it work, I don’t think I could have possibly allowed it to fail. I can’t stress how powerful the human mind is. If you want something bad enough, you can probably find a way to make it work.
But the way I see it is that very few people on the planet have the opportunity to even follow their dreams at all. Most people live in poverty, or in communities where the repercussions for behaving how they want are a lot worse than just people talking shit. If doing what you want is an option for you, you should do it, because you’re one of the few lucky people who can. And even if you fail, you will be in a better position than if you’d never tried. The competition probably isn’t that crazy. Most people are too scared to even try. Bad things can happen, but every horrible thing that has ever happened to me has added integrity to my art and improved my understanding of the human race.
I don’t see the point of living if you’re aren’t doing the thing you love. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do obviously, but if it’s for your family, or for your passion, then it’s worth it. You are never making a bad decision if it is the decision that makes you happy, so if not following your dreams gets you down, then you should probably try to find a way to make it work.
maybe this is a cheesy post, i dunno. im not good at giving advice, i just feel very strongly about this kind of thing. It’s kind of what I stand for, I guess.
but yes, whenever I’m really freaked out, I usually recite this under my breath. lol
i hope this helps,
now i have to turn off the questions.
OH thats the other thing. I don’t know what it is you want to do, but absolutely avoid haters. Like, if you want to be a doctor thats one thing, that is a very difficult thing that a lot of my friends are doing and theres a whole series of perils that go along with that
but if you want to make music or art, DO NOT READ YOUR PRESS, DO NOT READ COMMENTS
thats like, the best advice anyone ever gave me.
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28th: by @brettrounds
:)
:)
29th: I’m going to explain my stance on this whole thing because it’s been totally blown out of proportion.
reblogging this was a bad idea because it’s a lot more negative than anything I would ever write/ think. The ‘case studies’ were Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira, who are both awesome. I have zero beef with either of them and only respect.
Being a female performer in an industry that is utterly dominated by men and gender invites tons of criticism about your appearance and morals and role in the creative process that men would never be subject too can suck. The last thing I want to do ever is fight against women in the industry or make them look bad or discourage them. If I did this in any way, I am deeply sorry. I am very close with the person who wrote the article so I guess I somehow detached myself from the stuff that wasn’t the main thrust (i.e. the authors personal opinions about sky/ charli) because it was a continuation of a discussion we’d been having in real life. I would hate to suggest that either of them isn’t deeply involved in their project or that what they’re doing doesn’t require a huge amount of talent.
The only thing I was interested in communicating was this:
Credit should be given where it is due. The weird middle ground between “indie” and “mainstream” where like, Sky Ferreira and Arcade Fire live takes artists from both streams and sometimes its hard to tell who is doing what. I don’t think either stream is less legitimate than the other.
but they are different, and i think its important to recognize when something is happening independently or when something is happening with a team behind it.
So I’m not saying that Sky and Charli won’t ever produce, or that I’m not completely influenced by major label pop music. I mean, this whole argument stems from an article about how these lines are blurring.
But at the end of the day, even if the packaging looks similar, we are pretty distinct artists, especially in terms of what our roles are in our projects. Sometimes I resent not being credited as the sole writer, producer and performer on my records. I dunno, I think I deserve that.
sky Ferreira and Charli XCX both represent a change in the way that mainstream pop and DIY culture interact and should be given credit for this. I’m really interested in that idea too, but we’re coming at it from different directions and I think it’s important to acknowledge this kind of thing in order to preserve the ‘bottom up’ route, not just the ‘top down’ one. I dunno, I guess thats what I was trying to communicate. I hope this makes sense.
I’m really sorry if anyones feelings were hurt. -_-
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reblogging this was a bad idea because it’s a lot more negative than anything I would ever write/ think. The ‘case studies’ were Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira, who are both awesome. I have zero beef with either of them and only respect.
Being a female performer in an industry that is utterly dominated by men and gender invites tons of criticism about your appearance and morals and role in the creative process that men would never be subject too can suck. The last thing I want to do ever is fight against women in the industry or make them look bad or discourage them. If I did this in any way, I am deeply sorry. I am very close with the person who wrote the article so I guess I somehow detached myself from the stuff that wasn’t the main thrust (i.e. the authors personal opinions about sky/ charli) because it was a continuation of a discussion we’d been having in real life. I would hate to suggest that either of them isn’t deeply involved in their project or that what they’re doing doesn’t require a huge amount of talent.
The only thing I was interested in communicating was this:
Credit should be given where it is due. The weird middle ground between “indie” and “mainstream” where like, Sky Ferreira and Arcade Fire live takes artists from both streams and sometimes its hard to tell who is doing what. I don’t think either stream is less legitimate than the other.
but they are different, and i think its important to recognize when something is happening independently or when something is happening with a team behind it.
So I’m not saying that Sky and Charli won’t ever produce, or that I’m not completely influenced by major label pop music. I mean, this whole argument stems from an article about how these lines are blurring.
But at the end of the day, even if the packaging looks similar, we are pretty distinct artists, especially in terms of what our roles are in our projects. Sometimes I resent not being credited as the sole writer, producer and performer on my records. I dunno, I think I deserve that.
sky Ferreira and Charli XCX both represent a change in the way that mainstream pop and DIY culture interact and should be given credit for this. I’m really interested in that idea too, but we’re coming at it from different directions and I think it’s important to acknowledge this kind of thing in order to preserve the ‘bottom up’ route, not just the ‘top down’ one. I dunno, I guess thats what I was trying to communicate. I hope this makes sense.
I’m really sorry if anyones feelings were hurt. -_-
c”