At what point did music clearly become something you wanted to pursue seriously, beyond just a hobby with your brother?

Just always, really. It was all I did all the time unless I was told I had to go to school or do something. It was never like, ‘Ah, I should call it quits.’ I mean, I would get down sometimes, just society or emotions… and I would think ‘Where is this going?’ But, that’s why I realized I just have to keep thinking like a kid so I don’t think about that shit.

Your music carries a lot of meaning to you, but you don’t create a lot of lyrical content, so some of that meaning might be hidden to a casual listener.

It’s nuanced. I like to try different genres and push myself and see what I can do, so I think the next step is to get lyrical and exercise a pop sentiment; because I actually like pop music. I want to partner with people for my own stuff, and partner with people as a producer. Maybe songwriting for singers, and making instrumentals.

You’ve said you wanted to make music that sounds like visuals. What does your music look like to you?

Sometimes it’s movies, or an image and the colors that come with that image. When I was making Amadeus, I was also going through a sneaker obsession. So, I was looking at the colors of the sneakers, and I was also thinking about lightning; like just sheer electricity like that. I was projecting the old Batman with Jack Nicholson. I like the images in that a lot. That and, it’s generic, but Bladerunner also.