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.

The last thing I think about when I'm making music is its reception.

I think one of the reasons I'm successful as a musician is that the first like 30 shows I played, I played with no monitors standing in front of guitar amps in a shitty, smoky warehouse where people were screaming and wasted, knocking over my gear. So shows after that seem pretty easy!

I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I'll black out the windows or something.

I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.

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

I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.