"One of my favorite parts about that opening is that it's the beginning of a creative idea in which he starts and stops and then crosses something out right away."
"I think it was the start of me becoming more interested in works that had explicit theatrical elements and a legible kind of quasi-narrative element. And it was really a chance for me to really see how versatile I could be as a performer."
"I had no idea that Covid was going to happen when I was writing the music, but when it meant we had to postpone the concert and plans for releasing the album, it felt painfully poignant."