An opened mind will eventually lead to a more well rounded artist and this will thus heightenen his or her level of professionalism.

There are literally endless options and possibilities, and often no clear or obvious path in how to make that choice, and nobody to tell you to go this way or that. But somehow, it works itself out if you trust in the process, which is often easier said than done.

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.

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.

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

I think it's important to just be in your subconscious mind - at least when you're starting an idea.

Everyone can of course take their own meaning, that's the beauty of music and lyrics, but to me it seems like everything is about being attached to the past and being afraid of moving forward, afraid of that big dive or step and losing what was.