If the melodies are strong, it's much easier to see which way I can take them sound-wise.

I must admit I'm a total control freak. That is the way that it works best for me.

Sometimes, I actually end up doing three or four different versions of one song, and sometimes, those versions can be done very differently. They can be very laid back, downtempo, or sometimes the same song can be quite uptempo. But it is always the same melody and chord progressions.

There are some ideas that I know I have to try out before I find the right sound, before I find the right melody.

Even if I don't think in visuals about the music while I'm doing it, after the music is finished, it could be great to incorporate that in the live show or doing my own music videos.

I like to surprise the listener a little bit and also surprise myself when I write the music.

If I was writing a song one night, I would leave the studio and come back the next day, and if I could remember the same melody on the same song, it was definitely something worth working more on. If I couldn't remember it, maybe there was a purpose about that.