It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it's really important for me to not break the groove.

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

You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene.

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

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

I love humanity, I love the way people look

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.