My Parents Only Played Isley Brothers, Marvin

I Always Have Looked At "indie" As A Term Of "independence." Never Associated A Sonic Gesture With That In The Same Way That Pop Music Has Always Meant "popular" To Me It Didn't Define A Sound. And I Think Now That Has Been The Context For Things. If Something Is Indie, It Almost Has This Sonic Association With It, Or Pop Has Become This Term Of Shame Almost, Like, Bubblegum Sweet Pop.

I Was Working Through A Lot Of Challenges At Every Angle Of My Life, And A Lot Of Self-doubt, A Lot Of Pity-partying. And I Think Every Woman In Her Twenties Has Been There - Where It Feels Like No Matter What You Are Doing To Fight Through The Thing That Is Holding You Back, Nothing Can Fill That Void.

A Lot Of Times I Use Live Musicians, But I Don't Want It To Have That Live Funky Sound So I'll Just Take The Best Loop Of A Drum Part And Repeat It Over And Over And Over Again So That There's Consistency And It Feels A Little Bit More Programmed. But I Have A Love/hate Relationship With Comping As Well.

I Talk Very Slow. I Move Very Slow. I Definitely Have That Southern Drawl And Although I Never Necessarily Participated In The Activities That Go Along With Screw. I Definitely Was A Huge Fan Of Screw. Because Melodically, I Don't Ever Really Sing Very Staccato Or Very Fast. It's Really About A Groove; It's Really About A Vibe.

Style Is The Way We Communicate Who We Are To People Before We Open Our Mouths.