I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them.

I have this typical Ukrainian face. Even people who know my music don't recognize me most of the time, thank God.

I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous.

I know that I can sing really loud. It's like having that really big Evinrude engine on the back of your fishing boat. But I've been trying to be more dynamic with my voice and not just singing on ten all of time out of terror.

A live show is one of the last holdouts of a thing that makes you feel a part of a community, where you'll go and maybe meet your future wife or boyfriend, or you're taking your sister to her first show. These are the things that you remember later in your life.

Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.

Making music makes me feel vulnerable in the best possible way. It gives me a feeling of balance.