I like to make people dream and think and imagine and learn and study. Nowadays, music is so literal - it's telling you, "This is how it is," and my music's the opposite. I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know.

The same people neglecting and hating are the ones going through issues in their own lives, and they're scared to face that.

I always thought music was open to all things.

The only person who can confine you is yourself.

I'm not going to say I'll never rock with a band, because I'm too much of a fan of the aesthetic of a great band. But a girl group? Not again.

Color has always evoked emotion for me: visually, internally, emotionally.

At a label, you are confined to the team you have, but I did all my solo work myself, and that makes you more agile and able to go into weirder corners.