I sit at the piano for a couple of hours and tinker away until I get something. I am a nocturnal spirit, like an owl. Thomston More Quotes by Thomston More Quotes From Thomston If we all knew how to make that jump from good to great then I think every song would be great. Thomston would-be song thinking It is one of those things that is universally connectable, people can connect to it from everywhere; music is like that universal language. Thomston music-is language people You don't make a film and then be like I am only going to play it in my house and no-one is going to see it - that is ridiculous. Thomston ridiculous house play I feel like it is only music where people are like, "You can't do this for other people, you have to do it for yourself." Which I hate. Thomston like-you hate people I feel like so many people get into that place where creating for someone else is selling out and it is so not about that. It is a stupid, kind of pretentious way of thinking. Thomston creating stupid thinking When I come up with something that I feel like people will connect with that makes me happy because I know that it would be something that would just go beyond me. Thomston come-up would-be people Sometimes I just get into the zone of the song, but in the outset I feel like I love to cater to people - but not necessarily at the expense of my artistry or anything like that. Thomston song sometimes people I feel like if you compare yourself to other successful musicians you will never be successful, because there will always be someone above you who has done something more or done something first or done something better. Thomston musician done successful My Dad played the trombone and I think my Mom played the piano for about two years. It is very self-driven. They pushed me to do piano lessons, but they were never forceful about anything. They never pushed me to sing or anything, it was something that I did myself. Thomston dad mom thinking Acting is fun. I enjoy it, but there is just not many opportunities to do it on a serious level. It is kind of either bad community musicals, or if you are lucky enough to be cast in something serious. I feel like you really have to be going after it, and for me I am a little bit distracted. Thomston community opportunity fun The ideal label for me would be this passive being with lots of money, but unfortunately it doesn't really work like that. Thomston passive labels would-be For me, I need people who will respect my vision and will back it and won't go changing things without letting me know. I would love some people who I feel like I could work with on a personal level as well. Thomston vision people needs I feel like a good song is one that ticks all the boxes, but a great song is one that has this kind of special quality that just resonates with people. Thomston special song people I have three brothers. Poor Mum; four boys. Thomston three brother boys I was born in London. I moved to New Zealand when I was really young; I can't remember London. My parents went and did what was supposed to be a one-year O.E. (overseas experience) that turned into a 9 year O.E. and they had two kids. Thomston two kids years I would love to be friends with Kanye West, because I know he is not a dreadful person, he is a lovely person and I think he is misunderstood. Thomston lovely misunderstood thinking I feel like they would just be the funnest people. I wish I could have been friends with Michael Jackson, just because he had the most badass house of all time and I could just go out and go on amusement park rides and then he could teach me how to moonwalk. Thomston badass house people As long as I can sustain myself and as long as people like what I am doing and are happy to support me to continue, that is success in my eyes. Thomston eye long people I feel like success is really subjective. You could win a school talent show and be like "I was successful", or you could get a Number One in New Zealand and be like "I was successful', or you could win a Grammy and be like "I was successful". Thomston successful winning school I love to act, so the only way I could act was through community theatre and they would just do musicals. My musical upbringing was show-tunes and it sucks and I have been trying to get away from it ever since. Thomston community-theatre musical trying
