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“In the '90s, it was cool to just like R&B. But I liked Nirvana and stuff, too.”

“I wanted to make a record that worked against the hypnagogic paradigm, for sure.”

“There's a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that's foolish. They're not really listening.”

“In high school, I decided I wanted to learn guitar, so I picked it up and starting teaching myself some basic chords and started playing with friends. Guitar inherently lends itself to be guitar music, especially when you're not good at guitar.”

“There were no good bands in my town. You know, there's like this magic town where every kid started a band in high school, and half of them were good and have careers based on relationships built at that time? That wasn't what my life was like at all.”

“Katy Perry's politics I could probably do without, though I have friends who have interacted with her that say she's very nice.”

“I like Cronenberg's early work; his '80s films had all these weird, amorphous flesh objects in them.”

“I've never written lyrics. I get up in front of a microphone, and I just sing what comes to the top of my head.”

“There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.”

“I've never been to a psychiatrist so have never gotten to the point where I could be formally diagnosed with any disorder. But I definitely have anxiety.”

“I did a lot of choral music in high school, and that was kind of my primary, stable outlet for music because I didn't feel comfortable being a soloist. It was a cool, safe space for me musically.”

“My mom is the type of mom who wonders why I haven't used my psychology degree to become a successful clinical psychologist.”

“Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the long run, it's just something that is life blood. If I'm not participating in some way, I feel like I'm wasting my time.”

“I spent a long part of my childhood repressing my more animalistic desire systems, and in a way, it permits me to do some of the stuff that I would want to be doing in a way that's more comfortable and doesn't break my internal rules. It expands the realm of possibility.”

“When I released my first record, I was really in the middle of having made the decision to follow the clinical psychology path, which is competitive, rigorous, and fairly conservative.”

“I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.”

“I'd rather proliferate funny little rumors than not.”

“I started singing the second I could utter sound.”

“I have a master's in psychology, and depression and anxiety are considered to be cyclical.”

“I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.”