I've always been an outsider kid. But I had always wanted to be in a group - growing up, I loved bands like the Cranberries and K's Choice.

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

I thought if I gave people all of my journey in one go, it could be overwhelming and easily forgotten, and I didn't want to make an album where the single was so popular that you overlook the whole record. So three parts felt right - it's a number that can't be divided into.

It's frustrating when you feel like you have a message to get out and people just judge you regardless.

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.

I'm just being the artist that I would have loved if I was a child.

I've learned that you only become as creative as you possibly can by staying independent.