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 love pop music, but I also love noise music, IDM - anything really, I get something out of most kinds of music. I just need to enjoy the process.

I know texture is really important, but I think texture and stuff precedes songwriting a lot of the time these days.

If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship.

I usually like to get people in because I don't have a band or anything. In cities where I have friends, I try to get them to come out and dance for me.

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

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