I don't know if I would ever have costume changes - usually I just end up taking off my shoes, I get so sweaty, and... I just need to be comfortable.

I prefer making videos to making music.

I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I'll black out the windows or something.

I just can't perform well unless I'm wearing jeans.

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 love humanity, I love the way people look

I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.