I'm just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.

If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there's always a narrative that is very nonlinear - and that's the essence of a good music video.

It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it's really important for me to not break the groove.

I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.

I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything. Vocals can be so many things, like, "Hey, I'm Michael Jackson, and this is my iconic voice," or a choir of people sounding like Mozart's Requiem. Mariah Carey is my favorite singer because her voice sounds utterly groundless. It's not even a human voice; it almost sounds mechanical.

I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time.

It's really hard to be on stage and packing your gear when people who just saw you play are in the room, because they all just want to talk to you.