I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records.

When I was young, I used to need other people's albums and I got very involved with their music and it meant a lot to me.

My identity has everything to do with me and my instrument. It doesn't have to do with what production style I use, or how many people played on it, whether it's sparse or grandiose or whatever. And I'm social, frankly.

I don't know; it just seemed like the cooler guys are playing Xbox. At least the ones I know.

That's exactly what's exciting for me - the idea of infiltrating the male structure and affecting change from within.

Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities.