What better metaphor for the subliminal state than capitalism? This whole notion that you're trying to do good and make things good for the world, but at the same time the reality is that you have to eat other people… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
Canada is the worst polluter in the world right now. There's absolutely no sign on a federal level that there's going to be any alleviation of the polluting that's going on. Even the Parti Québécois in Québec, which is historically a party that has been leftist and environmental - they are trying to give $450 million subsidies to polluting enterprises… — Owen Pallett Copy Share
I ended up writing songs by taking stock of all the different events in my life, but all those songs were bad. — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
Its easy to gauge the worth of a man, just ask them what they think of Yoko Ono. — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I feel like people who actually know how music works on a technical level need to explain it to the rest of us a… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I had identified discipline as a really important part of my life, in maintaining my sanity. It's kind of interesting when people don't know me and then get to know me and see just how workaholic I am and how unhappy I am when I don't have something to work on, or if I am not provided with the tools… — Owen Pallett Copy Share
Discipline is not just about work, but about diet and about exercise and on a deeper level, about concentrating and making sure that my… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I've always identified people's taste in music as being kind of hetero and/or homo - there's music people like because they feel like they… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I have this weird thing where all the artists that I find myself engaging with the most are the ones that I have a… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I feel as if dystopian and utopian representations are historically the most effective way of criticizing modern society. You know, because you don't have… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
The thing is, when you're kind of creatively self-employed, your brain just kind of chooses the path of least resistance, so if you really… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
I was able to notice in a very early stage, there were discrepancies between the people who are writing the songs and discrepancies about… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
Writing for film is so different; it's such an act of submission, both on a monetary and time level, because you basically kind of… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
