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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Everything. Everything.

What is your music dream?

To have the same or better effect on people than ayahuasca but without the vomiting.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

I was going to say with a song at a time or with a big hug but most probably would start with me yelling and blaming you. And maybe and I mean maybe, then I would hug you. But by then you would't want me to. You would be too revolted and angry and no change would be made...

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

I try not to think about my childhood but if I absolutely must, then it would probably be the Looney Tunes cartoons title theme.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Easy: Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Patti Smith, Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh, Nick Cave, Bauhaus, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kristeen Young, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Placebo, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Goldfrapp, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Georges Delerue, Philippe Sarde, Shostakovich, Schoenberg, Dvorak, Penderecki, Ligeti, Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Stravinsky, etc...

What inspires you to make music?

Puppies and also, I begrudgingly admit, people.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

That it's ok to dance with your demons because if they're dizzy enough they can't haunt you as effectively.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Like all my senses are heightened. There's nothing like it.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

People could be more respectful towards those who don't operate on the same practical, conventional manner as they do. They could finally realize that humanity can't exist without art and creativity, so there should absolutely be much more support from the government as to make this a more protected and safe way of living.

What do you think of Drooble?

It's an amazing platform to connect and create bonds with other musicians and get your work heard and hopefully loved.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

That I'm not that talented but it's the only way that helps me to fully express myself. Oh, and the lack of support and structure and also the elitist and pretentious crap that sometimes I have to deal with in order to play in certain venues and get my music across.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

You caught me there. Because of time consuming day job, laziness and severe social anxiety, not much...

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Sound exactly as someone else and not be innovative or inventive at all!

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

KRISTEEN YOUNG!!!!!!!!