I remember watching Romeo + Juliet when I was 14 and listening to the soundtrack. When I hear that soundtrack now, all those emotions come back. It's really beautiful when you're at a certain point in your life where most of the adventure lies ahead of you. And it's a sad thing when you feel like you've lost that. But you can get it back.

I was 19 when I recorded my first album, and I've been exposed to many things during these last few years; all the baby fat is gone.

I lived five years in Portugal and then spent winters in Nepal or India.

I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice but it's something that grabs you and the songs are so good.

I had to do this album. I tried thinking, "I'm not going to do it." But then I'm sitting there getting all suicidal and depressed, and I just start writing. It's like this inner drive. If I could choose, I would probably be living in the countryside and be fine with that, but I'm not.

I don't love all hip-hop, but I do relate to stuff like early Nas, 2Pac, Biggie, and MF Doom because they're also trying to escape a scenario.

Of course, there are a lot of things I'm angry about in the world.