I start writing, pull whatever images happen to occur to me and make up a story, instead of starting with details that are real and I know of and going from there.

As an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like.

I usually kind of can't wait until my records leak. Back in the day, you could give people tapes, but you can't do that anymore, because it would be available to everyone on the planet within an hour.

I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It's the healthiest and most honest approach.

You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday and you're 17 years old.

I think it's a misconception that metal's about anger, obviously.

I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.