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" Ultimately, what interests me is using exotic sounds in my songs. "

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" For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing. "

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" I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation. "

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