There's an aesthetic theme, which is cities at two o'clock in the morning. Not cities packed with people going out to clubs and dancing but desolate, empty streets. It's off-putting but there's a strange comfort to it as well, that desolate urban environment.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends.

Call me a nerd if you like, but I do find it hard to leave home without my laptop and a good book.

Punishing people for listening to music is exactly the wrong way to protect the music business.

I truly believe, as an institution, most major labels should just die.

In the long, nonillustrious history of white people pilfering African American culture, have I just perpetrated that? I'm motivated by a love for the music and by a love of the performances, and I really hope I haven't done anything bad.