I STARTED MAKING MUSIC TO CELEBRATE MY LOVE FOR OBSCURE MALE SYNTHPOP ACTS OF THE 80’S LIKE DEPECHE MODE AND THE PET SHOP BOYS. I FELL IN LOVE WITH PSB’S MUNDANE BUT POETIC LYRICISM, AND THE DEEP VOCALS OF DEPECHE MODE. I WANTED TO SEE IF I CAN BRING THEIR “ESSENCE” INTO MODERN POP AND DANCE PRODUCTION. BOWIE IS A MAJOR INFLUENCE TOO, VOCALLY. HE FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE HIS UNCONVENTIONAL VOICE TO MAKE POP MUSIC, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO COOL. BUT I’VE NEVER REALLY CONSIDERED MYSELF AS A SINGER. MORE OF A POET, WITH A CORPORATE MENTALITY.