The idea of using media for expressing yourself artistically is kind of something I learned from my mother and my father. So for me, I think growing up wanting to be an artist, I always imagined myself sort of crossing over or mixing media and so it was a natural evolution for me to try to express in a filmic way or in a visual way. It just kind of seems like a natural sort of progression for me in terms of what I'm trying to do as an artist.

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.

If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level.

I don't like when people dress intentionally ugly. Personally that's not my thing.

Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist

I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of myth or dream.

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.