The things that keep me awake at night are things like textures and instrumentation and plotting out what things are going to do and what the sounds are that I'm trying to capture.

I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.

I was been raised to believe I was an artist. I believed what my parents said and fulfilled it, like a prophecy.

I hate not understanding the words, because it kind of squashes the song. It shrinks the visual landscape that you've made for the sounds. And, all of a sudden, the content eclipses things.

You can pout about the way the world is as long as you want, but that's not going to change it. You've got to figure it out.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

As for performing live, I just never imagined how it would work out; for good reason, because it doesn't just work out - not the way you think it will. It's a chance that you take.