Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.

And I sing and sing of awful things The pleasure that my sadness brings.

Everything must belong somewhere. I know that now, that's why I'm staying here.

We're going to sing about things that matter to us. The balancing act is to present these ideas but also make the music exciting and sort of fun enough that even if you're not paying attention to the lyrics, you might still like the songs anyway. That's the idea.