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

I really like to be alone. It's nearly like being naked in the studio, and if someone were to walk in, that wouldn't feel good.

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

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!

It's very easy to overproduce stuff and you can forget those first spontaneous ideas are often the best ideas.

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.

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