I Feel Privileged, To Be

Here's The Tragedy Of The Modern Record Business: It's Radio. If You're Not On Radio, Nobody Really Is Going To Hear You Or See You Or Care About You.

The Truth Is, I've Always Been Wracked With Self-loathing And Terrible, Paralysing Depression.

I Wouldn't Say That Cutting Was Pleasurable, But There Is A Sense Of Euphoria That Follows Cutting Yourself. The Quick Pinch Of Pain And The Sight Of Blood Snaps You Back To The Surface And You Start To Appreciate Being Alive.

Being A Musician Makes You Very - Musicians In General Tend To Be Quite Sensitive, I Think, To The Environment Around Them, Which Helps When You Are Trying To Interact With Others On Screen, To Be Aware, To Be Sensitive, And To Try To Understand What's Going On In The Scene.

I Had Taken Some Of My Solo Music Into The Record Label. They Didn't Really Care For The Direction I Was Moving In And I Found It Really Disheartening. They Wanted A Pop Hit, Which I Understand In Terms Of Making Money. I Get That. But What They Were Going To Ask Of Me Was Something I Wasn't Prepared To Deliver And I Felt Kind Of Trapped. I Just Stopped Writing. I Just Stopped. It Was Stifling.