I don't think I know anyone who has a steady job in Montreal.

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.

Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.

I would never go to a studio. I need my space, you know what I mean? I need to be able to chain smoke and pace about, cry and like... spit. Just make noise, make a huge mess. I also feel like if I was concerned for the cost of the studio - like, 'this is costing 40 dollars an hour' - I wouldn't be able to work.

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 write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it's dark.

The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they're having a good time.