I have an identity crisis which is not resolved because I'm a dual citizen. My whole family is American, and I was born in India but I was raised in Canada. But all my extended family is American, I've held an American passport and I've spent my whole adult life in between New York and LA. So I feel like an American... and I also feel like a Canadian! I wish more people were dual citizens and then I wouldn't feel like such a freak.

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it.

Lots of people take the option of not activating their own life, of really letting it happen.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

The architecture of the song, if it's built properly, can withstand all kinds of things.

I think every musician is different, every artist is different, and in a perfect world people would be able to pursue their own path and have the inspiration and the drive to, and the energy and dedication to take their path to its fruition. I don't really believe in formulas.

The nature of making music and making art, what motivates me is that it's interesting. It's interesting to listen, to really listen to other people's point-of-view. Take in their work. Listen to the way they sing. Listen to the way they write lyrics. What they are trying to express.