I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I don't want to refer to my life explicitly. I'm definitely really embarrassed by my lyrics.

For I am coconut / and the heart of me / is sweeter / than you know.

I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

I like creating beauty out of scary things.

I don't think I know anyone who has a steady job in Montreal.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel.

From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.

By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself.

If you tell someone you're doing something innovative, they'll think you're doing something innovative.

Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant.

Positive thinking, ' he would say, 'is also very important.

A zero-gravity flight is a first step toward space travel.

It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.

The earth is a used Kleenex on the universe's nightstand.

You couldn't release the single on its own, because no one wanted it.

I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh.

Rosie Grier was the springboard to the return of my life.

We need empathy to give empathy.

Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

Looking back, nothing seems so simple than a utopian vision realised.