Inside the Mind of… Grimes.
Only know her as Elon Musk’s partner? Let’s change that.
Claire Boucher (b. 1988) has been putting out music for over a decade. During that time, she’s built up a steady cult following, received critical acclaim, and been deemed Best New Music by Pitchfork multiple times.
Since 2018, she’s also dating Elon Musk.
In 2020 they had a child together — you know, the one with the name like a Star Wars spaceship, X Æ A-12.
In a world where celebrity and money is king, this prompted a massive surge of new interest into Claire Boucher: more commonly known as the artist Grimes.
Namely, who the hell “Grimes” is. Why is she dating Elon Musk? How do you pronounce that baby name? What?
I hope you gain from this story:
- Who Grimes is, and why she’s a formidable artist to watch.
- Geater understanding of how she and Elon Musk are (very) compatible.
- A fun introduction to a musician you may have heard of, but don’t really know yet!
- For Grimes fans: some collected “lore” you may have missed.
Note: Artist-formerly-known-as moment here. For the last two years, Grimes has gone under the moniker c, not Claire, in her personal life…
