St. Lucia

My secret talent is doing the chipmunk voice.

— St. Lucia

The '80s definitely influence my music in a big way.

— St. Lucia

I don't think I necessarily write about dark things.

— St. Lucia

Images and music are very connected.

— St. Lucia

I basically work all the time.

— St. Lucia

It's important to let things go.

— St. Lucia

We should not let negative influences get to us.

— St. Lucia

I was really into Radiohead and Live.

— St. Lucia

When 'OK Computer' came out, that was so crazily different from anything that I'd ever heard; it was just amazing.

— St. Lucia

St. Lucia in South Africa is this exotic place where you might go on vacation, and it evokes this nostalgic, hazy vibe.

— St. Lucia

In the past, I never wrote any love songs. That was not my thing.

— St. Lucia

It's pretty rare that something I've written is close to something that's pre-existed.

— St. Lucia

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels…

— St. Lucia

I was constantly drawing and colouring. I had an immense love for art and anything which involved art fascinated me.

— St. Lucia

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

— St. Lucia

Generally, when I come to festivals, I just wander freely and see what happens.

— St. Lucia

I think I was just too young to even understand what was going on. When I was still living in South Africa,…

— St. Lucia

Even though we're really, really happy with what we do, sometimes I think - as an adult, you think, 'Should I be…

— St. Lucia

I think that layers in music, whether it's layers juxtaposing emotions and feelings or layers of texture, make for a more interesting…

— St. Lucia

Like, in retrospect, this whole Mini-Album is about itself, and the process of letting go of the fear of what people will…

— St. Lucia

I view the art scene as an industry which is slowly developing. These days, technology has mad the world smaller. Meaning that…

— St. Lucia

Don't get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for anyone who has the nerve to even attempt to do music today,…

— St. Lucia

It's easy when you're working together to let work things overtake your life, when all you're talking about is work, and you…

— St. Lucia

I'm very interested in how visual artists think because I think the way that I think about music is similar. I'm very…

— St. Lucia

When I was growing up, it was still during Apartheid, so the country was very shielded from the outside artistic world. Anything…

— St. Lucia

Most of the writing that I do is a complete train of thought process. I'll just be walking down the street or…

— St. Lucia

I'm a huge Hayao Miyazaki fan. He might be my favorite director of all time - the beauty that he sees in…

— St. Lucia

There are literally endless options and possibilities, and often no clear or obvious path in how to make that choice, and nobody…

— St. Lucia

I also got encouragement from my teachers at primary school but one person in particular who had a significant impact on my…

— St. Lucia

I got a job as the Visuals Art's Teacher at my Alma Mata, St. Mary's College. Then my interests shifted to animation.…

— St. Lucia

We lived in a suburb in Johannesburg, which is a massive city of about 8 million people, and my parents would drive…

— St. Lucia

There were times when I would suddenly realize making music is a crazy pipe dream. I would see bands that did super…

— St. Lucia

I met the guys at HeavyRoc through the drummer in St. Lucia, Nick Brown. He is Ben from The Knocks' cousin, and…

— St. Lucia

"St. Lucia We Love" is actually a song produced by Stratosphere music (also St. Lucian). The CEO of Stratosphere music approached me…

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We don't put limits on ourselves.

— St. Lucia

I am really enjoying media arts and digital painting.

— St. Lucia

I like my music to transport people somewhere.

— St. Lucia

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.

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I like confusing people and challenging myself.

— St. Lucia

I will readily confess that I'm a coffee addict.

— St. Lucia