I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.

It is a game you have to play. You have to tour your ass off. It's just always "where am I now" versus "where could I be?" It's constant competition with yourself. But I'm up for it.

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."

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

I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.

I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that to be the definitive meaning behind the song. I like the idea that people can interpret, even if they're way off base. I'm rambling. I'm not good at talking about my feelings.

You're forced to step into that performer role. I can't just hide behind a synthesizer forever.