I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else.

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

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 usually like to get people in because I don't have a band or anything. In cities where I have friends, I try to get them to come out and dance for me.

I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I'm making up a whole character and finding something for that character to do.

I listen to a lot of medieval music.

Even though I really admire what Beyonce does, and she's probably got one of the best live shows in the world - honestly! - that's so not my style.