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" There's definitely a solitary aspect to not having a band, and there are times when I wish that I did. "

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" It's obviously funny to be a meme, so I could be down with it in that regard, but it also belittles one's art. "

" The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you. "

" My set can get really screamo and aggressive, or it can be ambient and Enya-esque. "

" I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues. "

" I'm not, like, a natural performer. It's sort of a thing that I've had to learn to do. "

" I'm a very nervous, shy person. "

" There are a lot of musicians I've met on Twitter where it was like, 'Hey, I like your music' - and then I ended up meeting them and it turned into a friendship. "

" Miami is just really fun whenever I go there. It's like this post-apocalyptic Barbie world: everything is pink, and there're palm trees everywhere. But then there are also all these people in crazy sunglasses, warehouses with sick parties where all the girls are covered in spikes and black leather. It's a very weird place. "

" I'm tired of being considered vapid for liking pop music or caring about fashion as if these things inherently lack substance or as if the things I enjoy somehow make me a lesser person. "

" I don't think I know anyone who has a steady job in Montreal. "

" I can tell really early on in a painting if I'm going to toss it or not. "

" Removing all stimulation around you is a really positive thing in terms of stimulating your creativity. "

" Especially with music, people want confidence. "

" It's kind of like I'm Phil Spector, and I'm forcing a young girl to make pop music and perform exhaustively. Except, instead of it being someone else, that girl is also me. "

" My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It's a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district. "

" My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna. "

" If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically. "

" You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet. "

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" I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else. "

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" I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living. "

" It's really hard to be on stage and packing your gear when people who just saw you play are in the room, because they all just want to talk to you. "

" I don't own anything designer. "

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