I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to go nuts for the year if they're into the style of music.

I've always enjoyed taking pre-existing sound, songs I like, songs I want to share, and manipulating them and trying to do my own version. So just knowing there's that potential for that thing out there that I haven't discovered yet, really gets me motivated every day.

I want to make new and interesting music out of pop music in a way that isn't ironic. I want to stay sincere to the source material but at the same time manipulate it and take it to a new world.

You can write very obtuse and abstract lyrics, and if they want to, people are going to find something amazing that you're saying.

I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.

When I would play pop music at underground shows, it was offensive to some people. I wasn't doing it to piss people off: I just didn't believe in those strong divisions that you're supposed to listen to this or that.

KRS-One is one of my favorite rappers ever. I actually don't even know why I have this on my computer, but I do. I really like this album, Criminal Minded.