Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity.

I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.

Lets make it known that we don't want to give away our beautiful homeland to corporate interests. It is our right as Canadians to be part of these decisions. The only thing standing between this world and environmental catastrophe is us

If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically.

I'm tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.

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 was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie: There's this crazy omnipresent guy who can destroy you at any moment.