My family still lives over there [ in South Africa] .I miss them terribly. I would say that most of my life over there was probably very similar to the sort of life someone would experience growing up somewhere like Australia or in the US.

I labour over details and whether a song should be a straight pop song form or exploratory. This is the curse with doing things by yourself.

From as long as I can remember, I was always fond of drawing.

I've been making music for as long as I can remember. I would, as a kid, just sing little ideas or be making something.

Don't get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for anyone who has the nerve to even attempt to do music today, but this is just about what excites me.

My family still lives over there [ in South Africa] .I miss them terribly. I would say that most of my life over there was probably very similar to the sort of life someone would experience growing up somewhere like Australia or in the US.

A true artist is practically married to his or her art form so I just couldn't turn my back on it.