But I was always much more interested in reading fashion magazines than I was music magazines when I was a teenager. Just that sense of romanticism and escapism and the dream of it has always been quite alluring to me, as well as that sense of becoming a character through clothes.

I saw 'The Artist.' It's really beautiful and it's all done to the letter with all the silent film techniques. The costumes were amazing and the dog is so good.

I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.

I want people to get hit and caught by my music.

I've been thinking about songwriting more in terms of playing it live, and how it will sound as a band.

But I was always much more interested in reading fashion magazines than I was music magazines when I was a teenager. Just that sense of romanticism and escapism and the dream of it has always been quite alluring to me, as well as that sense of becoming a character through clothes.

I think I've always looked older than I am. I hope that's going to work in my favor when I get older.