By Waldorf Hotel on Jan 18, 2012 in Creative Community
Get Acquainted with Grimes
Meet a member of our creative community. Claire Boucher, perhaps better known as Grimes, is a musician who was born in Vancouver and lives in Montreal. Her latest album Visions comes out on 4AD records on February 21. You can catch her DJing this Saturday.
Hello my name is…
Claire Boucher.
At the Waldorf I…
get wasted with Blood Diamonds and Kasha, occasionally attempt to perform in some capacity.
When I’m not at the Waldorf I am…
recording music.
My favourite thing about Vancouver is…
sushi, the beach, free food at my parents’ house, mountains, swimming, clean air, dogs.
My favourite Vancouver musicians are…
Blood Diamonds, Myths, Babe Rainbow and Jay Worthy.
The last book I read was…
Blue Rage, Black Redemption— the story of Stanley Tookie Williams.
My spirit animal is…
a hyena or a beluga.
My dream Jeopardy category is…
Lord of the Rings trivia.
I never leave home without…
a sick pair of shoes or a sick hat.
If you’re buying drinks, I will have…
vodka and water.
Photo by Raphaël Ouellet
