I don't think my vocals demand effects. I like reverb to a certain extent, but I don't want to hide my voice. I like stripped-down vocals, but I also like crazy, powerful, doubled vocals like in dance or electronic music.

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.

But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.

I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!

When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.

It's always a struggle to make things sound more or less brilliant.

The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.