One of the more dispiriting things I think about endless touring is hearing the same piece of music over and over again and I end up feeling like a fraud.

But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.

I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.

I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.

Stereotyping and generating brands around musicians I think contributes to their eventual demise.

It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.

But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience.