I know texture is really important, but I think texture and stuff precedes songwriting a lot of the time these days.

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 pop music, but I also love noise music, IDM - anything really, I get something out of most kinds of music. I just need to enjoy the process.

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 prefer making videos to making music.

I listen to a lot of medieval music.

If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship.