Natural gas has been sold as clean energy. But when the gas comes from fracturing bedrock with about five million gallons of toxic water per well, the word “clean” takes on a disturbingly Orwellian tone. Don’t be fooled. Fracking for shale gas is in truth dirty energy.

If you give people more perspective of one object, they start to see it more clearly.

I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget, so I didn't have any budget left to produce this record. I had to produce it myself.

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working.

What I hate is when you're wearing something and you feel it on your body. I hate that.

My favourite men's clothes are like Victorian British clothing.

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen.