I like being behind the camera because I can control perception and what people see.

I think my music's kind of cold, but I don't know if it's related to the weather. It might be because it's always grey [in Montreal], it's very depressing.

I have a really weird relationship with myself where I'll say, "Do it, do it!" and then, "I don't want to do it anymore, I hate photo shoots, I'm so tired of this!" Or, "I wrote a song, and you're gonna sing it!" then, "I can't hit the note." I want to be a behind-the-scenes producer. I really hate being in front of people. But I'm also obsessed with becoming a pop star.

There aren't many other labels who I can say are that successful, and can give me as much as 4AD gives me, and still have such a great roster.

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

I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn't necessarily be the person who makes it.

If I think about what other people are thinking when I'm making music, I just can't do it. It's too withheld - I need to go totally over the top, and then kind of clean it up a bit and make it more reasonable after the fact.