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It's funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end. ”
The English eat all sorts of birds - pigeons, ducks, sparrows - but if you tell them you eat puffin, you might as well come from Mars. ”
In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music. ”
I find most children quite inspiring. ”
I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family. ”
I think religion is a mistake - I'm exhausted by its self-righteousness. I think atheists should start screaming for attention like religious folks do. ”
I think connecting natural elements and musicology is probably pretty idiosyncratic of me, so it is hard to imagine anyone else going down that route. ”
I do love one-upmanship sometimes, like when you see kids breakdancing and who can do the best tricks. It's common, it's in our nature as animals, like the birds of paradise who've got the best feathers and that sort of stuff. But it's fun when it's impulsive and it's about fun. ”
Compared to America or Europe, God isn't a big part of our lives here. I don't know anyone here who goes to church when he's had a rough divorce or is going through depression. We go out into nature instead. ”
I feel the 21st century is another new age. Not only can we collaborate again with nature, but we have to. It's an emergency. ”