The beauty of the collage technique is that you're using sounds that have never met and were never supposed to meet. You introduce them to each other, at first they're a bit shy, clumsy, staring at their shoes. But you can sense there's something there. So you cut and paste a little bit and by the end of the song you can spot them in the corner, holding hands.

The fate of a song is often established in the first 15 minutes of writing.

I really think I need to find a home. I don't know if that includes a girlfriend or not, but first I need to find a home, definitely.

Vocal arrangements are something I'm working a lot with for the new songs.

I wanted the album to be aerodynamic, like an airplane taking off from a runway - all of a sudden you're in the air.

I'm not too fond of the typical Australian activities or culture. I'm not into surfing.

I think to find an escape route out of a music industry that is becoming more and more focused on making money.