First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.

Back in the day, fans wrote letters to groups - you'd get them, although it could take a while. Now, artists can go online and there's discussions about what you should and shouldn't be doing. The minute you announce that you're recording an album, thousands of people are telling you what that album should be.

With the help of modern technology, I can compose intricate keyboard parts and then I have to go back and learn them in order to perform them properly.

If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently.

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.