Environment is very important to me. Sometimes I have to perform during the day for festivals, and my music does not work in the daytime. It is nighttime music.
I've grown accustomed to hotels and drastic climate change.
I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.
I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.
The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it.
I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced.
I didn't have a father figure in the house.
I was 14, and I fell in love with Pink Floyd.
'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet.
Going home helps the content.
I spend just as much time on how people hear my music as I do the actual music, no matter how long it takes. I'm such a visual artist as well that it always goes hand-in-hand.
I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.
'Kiss Land' is like a horror movie.
I don't believe in icons.
The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don't know his past; you just know what his plans are.
I make good music for long journeys.
We're all insecure, aren't we? I'm not walking around like I'm macho man or anything.
I get naturally uncomfortable when I'm put under a magnifying glass.
You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.
My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure.