I think I'm making music that's pretty universal.

And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse.

I don't know why people think I'm a Goth - that's a misconception.

People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth!

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.