I think minimalism is something I just got attracted to just in general because I like the empty space, if you think about it, like there's a lot of empty space. So there are sounds there, there are chords, like coordinates, to sort of tell you where the emotion is going, but then it leaves so much room for the voice to do other things.

Usually as humans and especially as a man, we look at things in context. It's like, oh, I know what that is, that's this, or this, there's that.

I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprising how my ideas end up lost in translation.

We're nothing without science. Nothing.

I'm very lazy, it's just that I love music and I love the things that I get to do. That's why I feel so blessed.

For every individual who gets killed, someone should build a school or teach a child. We really need to balance things with positivity.

First thing I do [in the morning] is thank the master. I thank God every day.