Whenever I'm making music I'm always waiting for the shivers to happen - that's an important thing for me.

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.

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.

I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

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

I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.

I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I'm making up a whole character and finding something for that character to do.