Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be.

By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself.

Miami is just really fun whenever I go there. It's like this post-apocalyptic Barbie world: everything is pink, and there're palm trees everywhere. But then there are also all these people in crazy sunglasses, warehouses with sick parties where all the girls are covered in spikes and black leather. It's a very weird place.

Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity.

As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality.

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.

You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet.