I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

The weirdest time is when I'm having to explain myself all day to journalists, and then I don't perform, so there's no release, just a lot of self-consciousness. Then what do you do with that at the end of the day? How do you release your brain from talking about yourself all day?

The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for me, it's just boring.

When I start asking my friends, "What do you think this means?" And it leads to way more interesting conversations than what it actually ends up meaning in the dictionary. Like "apocryphal," for instance.

Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound.