Music really does just boil down to basically, essentially songwriting chords and melodies.

Meditation is a really powerful tool I have for life now. The only reason I know about it is because I was stressing about writing and a friend taught me it. It's been useful. Now I use it for a bunch of different situations, whether I'm stressing before a show or something in the day really pisses me off.

I feel like New Zealand's a bit of an unchartered territory for me in a way.

I'm now much more aware of my mental state. I have a lot more control over it and can choose how I feel.

Sometimes you can just tell there's something unique about it, but you can never really truly tell until you show it to a third party - you show it to you friends, or you show it to people you know that know about music like my label or those kinda people.

Most of the music I've listened to or grew up listening to - a lot of it at least - is instrumental stuff.

Australian weather's amazing! You notice that when you go overseas.