Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself out there as much as I possibly could.

I've already had a hard time dealing with some of the trappings of success and turned to some pretty stereotypical escape routes - ways of escaping my own reality and falling into some pretty clichéd situations.

It's not like I had a breakdown, though it kind of felt like it at the time. I agreed to everything that happened. You can't really be at work and be like, "That's it. I've had too much. I'm going home."

[YSL creative director] Hedi [Slimane] is a music-obsessed guy. I might've originally met him through Sky.

I am super-interested in fashion. I love being a person whose clothes get discussed. That makes it more interesting for me.

Generally, I think people are just going through the motions now. There's so much stuff that people are doing today that has already been done. I kind of like that new Savages record, but I don't know why they take themselves so seriously.

I guess I do feel the need to repent. I do feel like I owe the world a great album. I don't know why I feel that way. I just do.