I really wanted to get that dynamic on the record onto people and let them know it wasn't just a simple strumming along the guitar type of thing without ramming it down their throats so I kind of went the opposite way and sang some of the songs more quietly which allowed for the louder parts to sound as though there were more. It was the only way singing those songs made sense to me.

Music is a self-propelling thing. You can not rely on anybody but yourself.

I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a way that's poetic and artistic.

My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up and looking to America as an inspiration.

I grew up in a place called Malahide, which is by the water and is beautifully quiet, leafy, and part serene.

My favorite records are not easy - they're not records that reveal everything to you the first time out.

When I started out making music I thought it was about thrills and adding layers, but I realized I want to focus on saying the most with the least.