Last week I heard Grimes music in a fancy coffee shop on Lafayette Street. It sounded great. Sometimes I mistake her music for other peoples, and vice versa. This happened with Air France, Gus Gus, and something else. Elliot Smith? Rhianna? Before I interviewed Grimes, I went to an art show she had curated at an art gallery in New York. There were these cool watercolors that reminded me of 90's paintings of pixies: pictures of fairies? The girls weren't pixies or fairies, they were from real life, their eyes were black and they were crazy. I wondered if they were from Montreal. I remember one of the girls in the paintings had bangs and I wondered if it was of Grimes. Have you seen that video of Grimes where she is running around a stadium at some motorbike show? Her hair is pink with bangs and she has this cool gold and black hoodie skeleton gloves and these huge headphones on? She looks so good in it, and it's really fun watching her run around and have a good time. I think I have watched that video 20 times now.



What sign are you?

Pisces

Do you believe in astrology?

Sure

Do you read any particular horoscopes?

Just the ones my dad sends me

Do you do your own hair?

Ya

How many colors have you dyed your hair?

All colors

Do you believe in "2012"?

Sure, maybe, I’ll see when it happens

Do you meditate?

No, boring

Do you do yoga?

I stretch in a non-spiritual way

Are you a spiritual person?

Ya

Do you have a spirit animal?

Hyena and beluga

Who is your favorite rapper?

Left Eye

Do you know how to snowboard?

I’ve snowboarded once, it worked

Do you know how to surf?

No

What stresses you out?

Airplanes, interviews

Do you think Nardwuar is actually funny?

Ya

Do you think Hipster Runof f is funny?

Ya, except when it’s about me, haha

Is Skrillex cool?

Very cool

Do you see a therapist?

Haha, never

What's your favorite book?

Lord of the Rings, Dune

Who is your favorite artist?

Heironymous Bosch

What is your favorite movie?

The 5th Element, Antichrist, Enter The Void, True Romance, Kill Bill... etc.

What's your favorite music video?

TLC - No Scrubs, maybe?

What's your favorite song?

Prince – When Doves Cry

What is your favorite flower?

A black rose

Who is your favorite comedian?

Everyone who writes for The Simpsons... Larry David?

Do you have a smartphone?

Hell no

When are you happiest?

When I’m working on music

Do you read reviews on Pitchfork?

Occasionally, yes

Do you play video games?

Ya, not so much many more

What do you use to download music?

Hmmm I just ask people to send me their music usually. Mediafire?

Do you ever steal things?

Not anymore, I don’t want to lose my U.S. visa

Have you ever been with a girl?

Ya

Have you ever been to an orgy?

These are explicit questions haha

Do you think young people today are sexually repressed?

Yes

Do guys try to pick you up on Facebook?

I don’t use Facebook

Are you an optimist?

Ya

Are you the kind of person to "pack a lunch"?

Not usually

Do you like Sonic Youth?

Meh

Did the rain in Vancouver ever get you depressed?

I like the rain in Vancouver – it’s beautiful

Have you ever dated a skateboarder?

Haha, ya

When do you tweet?

When I’m able to

Do you think people "get you"?

Nope

Have you ever shaved your head?

Yes

Do you ever wear wigs?

Yes

Do you consider yourself to be political?

Yes

Do you vote?

Yes

Do you believe in revolution?

Yes

Did you go to Occupy Wall St?

No

Have you ever participated in a riot?

Yes

Do you ever crowd surf at your shows?

No, but I should

Do you like kids?

I respect them

Did you ever have braces?

Yes

Do you have a "style icon"?

Marilyn Manson

Do you like horror movies?

Yes

Do you take vacations?

No

Are you a fast walker?

Yes

Are you a fast talker?

Yes

Do you drink coffee?

Yes

Have you ever considered acting?

When I was a kid

Did you make rings with vaginas on them?

My friend Morgan Black did

Are you rich?

Hopefully soon

Do you believe in ghosts?

Yes

Do you believe in an afterlife?

Yes

Are Canadian cops nicer than American ones?

NO fuck them all

Do you have an iPad?

No

What magazines have you had a subscription to?

None, but I used to have National Geographic

What kind of deodorant do you use?

Don’t wear deodorant

Do you have a favorite soap?

Don’t use soap

How many hours do you usually sleep a day?

4 - 7

Have you ever destroyed a hotel room?

No. Well I hope not

Do you like Drake?

Ya,sometimes.

What was the last movie you saw?

The Human Centipede

What is the perfect date?

Anything that impresses me

What bores you?

Television

What is your biggest fear?

Death

Do you like disco?

Yes

Do you write in a diary?

Ya

Do you keep a sketchbook?

Yes

Do you have a Tumblr?

I try too, but I think I’m over it

Have you ever been a vegan?

Ya, for like 6 years!

Do you ever get paranoid?

Ya

Do you own a vibrator?

No, but I should

How do you like your eggs?

Hate eggs! Unless hardboiled with sriracha

Are you a "Montreal bagel" snob?

No, I can't eat bagels

Are you allergic to any foods?

Lots, I can basically only eat vegetables and protein. Although I loooove yoghurt, it makes me really sick, but I eat it all the time

Do you ever gamble?

Yes!!! God yes

Is SXSW actually fun?

Ya, if you can approach it in the right way

Have you ever had a pet?

Ya. A pug. RIP

What was its name?

Ginger

If you got a new pet what would you name it?

Pepper

What's your favorite song to do on karaoke?

Dead Wrong - Notorious B.I.G.

What do you think of e-cigarettes?

I don't know what they are.