I think a lot of people misinterpret what I'm doing because they think of it as just a joke or they think of it as disposable.

If you want to make something that's aggressive and challenging and peculiar and strange and trying to step outside of a traditional approach, some people aren't going to like it.

Hip-hop is interesting, but American pop music doesn't have the kind of diversity that the UK does.

I honestly and truly love and believe in what I'm making, and it's not a joke, whereas some people would take a singer-songwriter sitting behind an acoustic guitar as sincere.

People would lambaste me or attack me, and I'd be like, "I'm being honest! I'm the one person that's being honest and sincere about what I'm doing." The rest of the world doesn't want to admit the fakery of entertainment on TV, but I love the fake. I think fake is beautiful.

The things I'm making and doing I really like and think are interesting; I'm drawn to them.

I listen to nothing or classical music just because after being in the studio for twelve hours, the last thing you want to do is listen to anything.