Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it.

Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.

I believe we've been given free will, and we can take responsibility for our own lives and for creating our own environments - which I think at times can be a little much for people to deal with.

Typically I go in the studio and whatever I'm contemplating that day will wind up being a song. I don't come in with lyrics... I just go in and let it happen.

I highly recommend getting older! There's less tendency to people-please.

I'm consumed by the chill of solitary.