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

It's pretty much the songs I write that dictate what vibe it should be and what singers it should be.

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

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

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

I think that the creative process, especially in the beginning of making an album, I'm feeling very fragile, so to speak, because you are trying out so many different ideas, and if you are listening to it from the outside, it would sound horrible!

Even if I have a quite strong melody, there are so many possibilities and so many directions that you can take the music.