I'm trying to use the language of today to express a general existential crisis that I think the world and I are going through.

I actually think in music, learning technical stuff doesn't matter. You can be as technical as you like, but still sound awful.

I do think British tailoring is the best. French people hate me when I say that, but I do think it's true.

Anyone who doesn't think the government killed my father either hasn't given the issue much thought, or is insane...

I think when people try to use their art for political views, I think they're art becomes smaller, less interesting. And so for me, as an artist, I'm trying to speak about things in a universal way and not be pedantic or small-minded and try to convince other people of my political views. But having said that, every day I live in sort of complete terror because of what I read in the newspaper and what is going on in the world. I'm constantly, as I think many of us are, overwhelmed by the sort of, mass psychosis that's occurring.

I wouldn't even say "Imagine" is political. I think it's more just sort of declaration of humanity. I don't find his political songs to be the ones that I go home and listen to. And I would say that of any artist. They're not the ones that interest.

I have a specific set of, I have a specific sort of negative energies to deal with that might be specific to me, but it definitely something that all artists have to deal with at one point or another. But I think for me, it's just maybe more specific.