There are lots of people in the world whose existence doesn't revolve around American culture.

I do like touring but my life sort of starts to fall apart under it after a certain point. So you just have to stop. And it's hard to.

It's very hard to separate what is a conscious decision and what's not.

You feel like you're trying to show off your cool by mentioning the five bands that you know are great and the five books that will reflect well on you. I can't do it. I should take the time to but I don't want to take the time to do that.

That's the main work that I've done in my life - really wanting to get past that gender trap where there's a certain nudity in poetry. It's not about showing my soul, it's about observations.

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.

Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic.