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Victoria Garance Alixe Legrand (born May 28, 1981) is a French-born American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist of the dream pop duo Beach House.

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I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.

Becomes, Diluted, Lack, Mask, Sometimes, Thinking

I'm a Gemini, so I'm very dual. I love something and I hate it at the same time, so that probably comes out in the lyrics.

Gemini, Hate, I Hate, Lyrics, Probably

I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.

Express, Mind, Personally, Sound, World

There's something to be said for being classically trained on piano, but not having your whole makeup be tied to one instrument.

Makeup, Piano, Said, Trained, Whole

If a psychiatrist would analyze [the lyrics], I'm sure they'd come up with something interesting. I really don't try to twist them. I don't want to slash things.

Analyze, Come, Interesting, Things, Trying, Twists

I studied voice and piano as a child, although, at least with voice, you start over at puberty, because your voice completely changes.

Children, Piano, Puberty, Start, Voice

I wouldn't mind doing a soundtrack someday.

Mind, Someday, Soundtrack, Soundtracks

We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

Art, Beach, Music, Records, Thinking, Unexpected

I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!

Dresses, Flower, Hair, Wear

I think the Yamaha has a giant quality. When you combine the Yamaha with other organs, you get this crazy rectangular sound. It's kind of flat and thick.

Crazy, Giant, Organs, Quality, Thinking

As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.

Artist, Artists, Continue, Long, Make, Survive

I like to find the beauty in the ugly. When I'm in a thrift store, I gravitate toward pieces I know I'll wear a ton, and insane pieces that I'm sure most people would consider gross. But I find them inspiring. Our van is currently stocked with some of my random findings from this tour. Maybe I'll call my aesthetic 'van fashion.

Call, Fashion, Gravitate, Insane, Maybe, People

For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.

Beautiful, Day, Fun, Plan, Styles, Thinking

In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.

General, Human, Humans, Persons, Private, Thinking

Obviously, it's great to know that your music is being listened to.

Know, Knows, Listened, Music, Music Is, Obviously

It's always about trying to make everything go with the music, like a script. It's not like, 'Let's have a confetti gun!' If I ever have one of those, it will be because it's absolutely the right thing at the moment in the song. I can't just go get a confetti gun.

Confetti, Gun, Like, Song, Thing, Trying

When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.

Begin, Identity, Perspective, World

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.

Play, Sound, Unruly

As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.

Depressing, Doe, Forever, Lasts, Make, Older

Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.

Listening, Magazines, People

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