I always wanted to be really experimental.

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

I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

Most of my music videos were made for under $200.

I grew up going to punk shows, that kind of thing - I don't wanna make pop punk! - but I like the idea of people going totally crazy and it being really intimate, loud and super-aggressive, but combining that with pop music.

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.

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