I realized there were no words or anything in my music, nothing that people would have to draw them in a little bit more.
Kieran HebdenThe lo-fi scene and the riot grrrl thing had a huge influence on me. As a teenager I went to see Bikini Kill and all those bands.
Kieran HebdenI worked on the tracks so they sounded as good as possible in there... I wanted to make something that was for the night.
Kieran HebdenI find that people in American are often much more purist. If you're into hip-hop, you're totally into hip-hop - you wear the uniform, that's all you listen to. If you're a goth, you're totally a goth - you've got, like, 4,000 piercings, black hair, you really go for it.
Kieran Hebden