Grimes apologized Sunday for what some are calling “the worst Coachella performance of all time,” but stopped short of making any serious accusations and said it was the “sonic mess” that left her. claimed that scream in frustration It's not her fault that she was on stage this weekend.
The 36-year-old musician, real name Claire Boucher, was forced to troubleshoot equipment in real time during the second half of her 50-minute DJ set Saturday night, when she needed to fix a broken backing track. I had a hard time doing mental arithmetic. Plays at twice the normal speed.
“It's hard to explain this, but we have a serious technical error,” a visibly irritated Boucher told the audience at one point. “Please don't criticize me because I'm not good at math.”
Boucher said he accepted “full responsibility” for the mixing problem and ended his set early after complaining that “there's not enough math on this shit.”
Hours later, Boucher took to her baby daddy's website X to apologize, ask for forgiveness, and explain in detail what had gone wrong.
“I want to come back stronger and I'm usually in charge of every aspect of the show myself,” she begins, adding that “to save time,” she says, “I want to come back stronger and I'm always in charge of every aspect of the show.” He explained that he had left “things” to others. and the tracklist for her set at the Sahara Tent.
“I had a bad feeling beforehand that I wasn’t running everything myself through the CDJs, but I flagged it, but it didn’t nag me,” Boucher said.
The Canadian artist explained that he learned a “huge lesson” from the experience. They were, “If you want it done right, do it yourself'' and “If you want it done right, do it yourself.'' “Fuck off, even if it makes you feel bad.” “Maybe it's better to pretend it's okay and engage with the audience instead of spending the whole show slumped over your desk trying to fix the software in an attempt to be funny.”
Boucher spent months on set and said he wasn't in the “greatest mood” after the disaster, but vowed it would never happen again.
“Next week, I'm going to personally organize all the files,” she said, before adding, “Next week will be perfect. Everything will go through my hands.”
Despite the disastrous end to his set in Indio, Boucher started strong and rode the momentum. giant mechanical spider. She's not the only performer to have been hit by technical issues, as SFGATE reports that Japanese House and Lana Del Rey survived an equipment failure during their set the previous day.
Boucher is scheduled to return to the Coachella stage next Saturday, April 20th.
