When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.
A relationship can give you a gut wrenching feeling sometimes. It's a real emotional ride.
I push myself in a lot of aspects when I write a song. I write a piece and where most people would stop and say, 'Oh, that's the hook right there,' I'll move that to the first four bars of the verse and do a new hook.
When I think of myself, I think of Toronto. My music would never sound the way it does if it weren't for Toronto.
I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting.
I like sweaters. I have a sweater obsession, I guess.
