When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voice to bring ideas across became more complicated, and I felt I could use it more as an expressive tool.

When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voice to bring ideas across became more complicated, and I felt I could use it more as an expressive tool.

When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.

Even though someone has died, a piece of their spirit can still be alive. That's an exciting world for me to take music into, or to attempt to do that.

I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.

It's a hard thing to explain, but the more I arrange for strings, the more I realize the possibilities.

Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the song and the initial inspiration.