Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time, or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once.

I'm abstaining from romance and the discussion of romance.

My dissertation was on the idea of feminine-themed women's magazines, so like how the ideal woman is put across by women's magazines.

Writing with other people is the only way I ever really work. In some ways it's great because it's helpful to someone pull you out of the loop.

I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day, and I like those things sitting next to each other.

If there's a strong melodic thing somewhere, whether that's in a vocal or in a guitar part or a sample. Something that sticks in your brain, that seems to be something that works.

A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect with people.