I try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw.

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.

I don't know why people think I'm a Goth - that's a misconception.

I like to remind myself that everything is meaningless.

It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.