It feels very good to sing in Russian. It feels so good inside my body.

I used to be such a militant city-ist, but more and more I've seen forests and nature and oceans, and I don't know any more if this is the awesomest way to live.

I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all those painted characters, all those travels and adventures.

It's a privilege to work with an artist that you really care for.

This is the way I want to die. Torn apart by angry fans who want me to play a different song.

It's a real gift to be able to have the works of brilliant, great people to learn from and build from. It gives you so much more to draw on, and then you don't have to be all about three-chord pop songs. I don't really like that kind of writing.

You get to be your own curator of your own exhibits inside.