I like writing stories. That's what I like to do. That's the way I see it, but with every song I get sucked into feeling something.

I operate in such a vacuum. I write by myself, it's a very solitary experience, and I'm not used to, I've never had a label or anyone to say, "We wanna hear a single, we gotta come back and retool some of these songs until they're more catchy."

I just think if you're gonna play a show you should try and look nice.

I've always got songs ready to go. It's not a challenge to conjure anything, it's just whether the music I supply is desirable.

When people all wear the same thing, people notice. They aren't stupid. People don't go, "Oh, you can see right through them!"

Everybody now who's playing in Unicorn band is deeply schooled in music. I'm the only one who's self-taught, which I think is a bit hilarious because I'm leading the band and writing the songs, but I'm surrounded by such overwhelmingly competent musicians.

It's always something that interests me, crafting a really perfect pop gem, but it's not a lifelong obsession. I've kind of moved beyond it. I think I needed to get that out of my system, to exorcise.