Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.

I'm a very unhealthy person, and Montreal is very cold, and I'm usually sick when I'm there.

I grew up with four brothers, and in the back of my head I feel pretty masculine. It's always funny when I hear recordings of my voice, because it's so deep when I hear it in my head.

I feel like vocals are to music what portraits are to painting. They're the humanity. Landscapes are good and fine, but at the end of the day everyone loves the Mona Lisa.

I don't have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.

From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.

You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene.