Julia Holter

What was special about Leonard Cohen's work was its calm mystery.

I usually work in a room which is totally cluttered with my mess, and there's stuff everywhere, and it's kind of chaotic because I am a very messy person. I could totally write in a pristine environment, but it would mean I would have to be at someone else's house.

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.

A lot of my personal life feels very separate from my music.