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I think that creative work, music in particular, is a conveyor of inner emotional life. I don't feel one way all the time, so I don't want my music to feel the same way all the time.

Whenever I make music, it reflects where I'm at mentally.

Music is a job, but I figured out ways to get my mind into a place where I could be creative. I actually discovered meditation. It enabled me to clear my mind of all the drama and focus on the music.

In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.

For me, playing music is like meditating - I just play and don't really think about what I'm doing, I just let it happen.

The way I work on music is that I go into my studio, and I start playing music, and I see what happens, and... I never think about it.

When I first started making music, I didn't really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn't have a concept. I didn't think it through. I was just flailing around doing what comes naturally. It took me a really long time to step back and deal with what I was doing with any kind of perspective or self-awareness.

Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.