I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry.

I wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point.

I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody.

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or jazz it up or make it easier for the masses.

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

I have a lot of advantages: I'm not addicted to horrifying pills. I also have surrounded myself with far more caring and upright individuals. And I wasn't abused as a child, so I'm doing okay!