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" To me, the process of art is very much a process of translation, of borrowing. "

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" When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences and through depression. And for me, it's a very low place, and it's not fruitful. "

" No one recognises me on the street, ever. "

" If I'm kind of sad or depressed, it doesn't necessarily help me to write a song about exactly what I'm depressed about. "

" I take music very seriously, but it's important to me that my music is - I don't know if 'intuitive' is the word, but there's a really important element of something kind of mysterious. It's not academic or esoteric. "

" In high school, I would secretly play Joni Mitchell songs all the time. That's when I started singing and playing at the same time, and I got really into doing that. "

" I don't fit into a group very well socially. And that might be reflected in my music. "

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" I prefer to work with mystery, but that doesn't work well in an academic environment. They want you to analyze what you're doing, which is toxic to the creative process for people like me. "

" I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know? "

" I like talking about my music. "

" I started classical piano when I was eight, but I wasn't a virtuoso. I just really liked it. "

" I've never felt at home anywhere. "

" You can have an Internet presence, but it doesn't mean anyone has any idea who you are or what you look like. Which is great. "

" I did study with Anne Carson briefly in Michigan. She taught there, and that's where I first encountered her, in her class. "

" David Bowie - I definitely knew some of his music as a teenager, but I didn't actually listen to his music as much until I was in my 20s. "

" It's so hard to know where you belong, ever. You have to be yourself and let yourself fall wherever you fall. "

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" I was in school for four years writing music to please my teachers. That was not music I liked. And when I make music that isn't for something I want to make, and it's to please other people, it's - the outcome is really bad. "

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" I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition. "

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" I like working with students a lot and watching some of the amazing stuff they put together. "

" It's nice to work with people who know how to mic drums right and how to record properly. But there's something to be said for doing it yourself. "

" I think of each record as different and not having very much in common with what went before or what comes next. "