Don't feel sad over someone who gave up on you, feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who would have never given up on them.

I know that we sin but I do believe we try, we all try.

The work is the work. The work is not me. I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films. Even though it's my voice, I'm a storyteller.

It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story and all kinds of sonic goodness.

It's not always easy to be transparent about your emotions and sometimes the music can get heavy.

In art, at a certain level, there is no 'better than.' It's just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it. Trusting that, just because of the way people are built and how interconnected we are, greatness will translate and symmetry will be recognised.

Each individual's success as a solo artist is pretty much a win for the whole team.