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" I feel like, for me as an artist, it takes me a while of living with the tracks and living with the body of work to realize what it's all about. "

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" 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?' "

" I find that when I'm under pressure, I work really well, but then you have those days where you sleep for four hours because you drive to a venue overnight and arrive there the next day, and you're cranky and not dealing with it very well. "

" It is funny to me that people think of St. Lucia as this, like, feel-good band. "

" You can't be 100 percent selfish when you're working with somebody else. "

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

" I was always into things like Boyz II Men and boy bands, and then I got into Radiohead and alt-rock. "

" We don't put limits on ourselves. "

" It's pretty rare that something I've written is close to something that's pre-existed. "

" I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process. I think it's important to just be in your subconscious mind - at least when you're starting an idea. "

" I think the job of the first single is kind of like being a diplomat for a country. "

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

" We have such an energetic live show. We have so much fun onstage. We swap instruments. We might possibly be the sweatiest band in the business. "

" I used to do this huge jump off the drum riser. I had a good way of landing so I wouldn't hurt myself, but then one time, I landed on my elbow. "

" When 'OK Computer' came out, that was so crazily different from anything that I'd ever heard; it was just amazing. "

" St. Lucia in South Africa is this exotic place where you might go on vacation, and it evokes this nostalgic, hazy vibe. "

" I like to make bombueti, which is basically the South African national dish. It's basically a South African curry shepherd's pie kind of thing. "

" 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. "

" We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing. "

" Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting. "

" Nothing beats looking out to a sweaty, packed house full of fans. "

" I just believe that you have to allow each other to grow in the way you're meant to grow and not be afraid of losing that person, because if you grow apart, then you grow apart, and that's the way it was meant to be. "

" I like my music to transport people somewhere. "

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

" You can hear 'Human Nature' all over our song 'Elevate.' It's an amazing song. That hooky arpeggio in the beginning is great. Unlike most Michael Jackson ballads, even though I'm a huge Michael Jackson fan, this song is kind of restrained. It's not a huge, crazy song you can dance to - it's just this beautiful piece of music. "

" I love so many songs from the '80s, but I'm obliged to the big ones. "

" I'm always very cautious, because I don't want St. Lucia to turn out like everything else. I want to have a personality and be unique in some way that maybe limits our appeal to everyone in the world but makes us more special in some way. "

" At a festival, some people are just there because they're waiting for, like, Calvin Harris to come on later. "

" 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. "