People get so attached to a position which they identify themselves with that they just spurt it out, but they can't really give you a viable reason why they feel that way.

Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.

I'm a huge Beatles fan, but I've only really gotten into them as an adult.

I've always tried to listen to a lot of different music from around the world.

The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on and see where it takes you. Whether it's using an acoustic guitar, or piano, or electronics as tools, all of these lead to creating different types of songs and I used all of these methods for this record.

I hate injustice, and I can't help but speak against it. But I don't want to get involved in politics.

I've always thought of the sky as, like, an open canvas. When I was a kid and I looked at the sky, I always remember being able to daydream, just looking at the sky, being creative, being able to design things. What would happen if we had no sky? Where would we be? Well, obviously, scientifically, without an atmosphere, we'd all be dead.