St. Lucia

“I was really into Radiohead and Live.”

“Generally, when I come to festivals, I just wander freely and see what happens.”

“We like to try doing new things in the shows and doing things that we haven't done before.”

“Even though we're really, really happy with what we do, sometimes I think - as an adult, you think, 'Should I be more responsible with my life choices?'”

“To me, St. Lucia isn't just purely feel-good; there are these other juxtaposed elements as well.”

“We don't put limits on ourselves.”

“With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.”

“My favorite pieces that I've written, either for St. Lucia or for myself, have always had a transporting quality to them, where they take you out of the moment and somewhere positive that feels nostalgic and happy but sad at the same time.”

“I feel like people associate us with the tropical Hawaiian print because, for a long time, we were wearing a lot of bright colors to exert our personality.”

“I feel like a lot of bands have done amazing covers, but whenever we start working on it, whenever we try it in rehearsal, it never feels right for me to do the song.”

“With Prince especially... he was a really great songwriter and keyboardist and singer and was so good at so many different things, you couldn't pin him down. That really inspires me.”

“I'm very interested in how visual artists think because I think the way that I think about music is similar. I'm very inspired by aesthetics and space.”

“When I'm making the music, the songs that I get most excited about definitely make me feel good, but often, it's a really good feeling combined with some kind of melancholy element.”

“I feel like Hawaiian shirts have definitely made a comeback.”

“I will readily confess that I'm a coffee addict.”

“I was born in South Africa and lived there until I was 19.”

“When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too.”

“A short story can be really interesting and enriching and powerful, but a novel just contains so much more information and richness and depth. That's what I strive for in my music. I want to create something that's like a longform statement.”

“When I left the country to study in the U.K., I suddenly realized, and I'm still realizing, how much other stuff is out there - like My Bloody Valentine, who millions of people are passionate about, but they're still considered an 'underground' band.”

“I think there's no way of avoiding the South African or African influence from coming into my music, just because I spent 19 years of my life there. Being a kid, my early musical experiences were there.”