It's always good to go from a heavy song to a softer one. It helps having the attention of the audience for the whole show - three hours of the same songs for the whole show is boring.

You just have to be adventurous and that's the way I like to work. I think that's the role of the artist, to do something difficult, doing it first for himself. That's my definition of sincerity.

There are so many bands always doing the same album over and over; I want to evolve, try new things.

Every time I make a record, it's a gem with different facets, and every time I like to explore a different side. The core is the same, it never changes, but I try to create a different shape.

Sometimes when you record an album in the end, there are things here and there you regret production wise or in composition.

I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

Sometimes people think that that you are going softer, or you are going mainstream, but that's not true. It's way more true to change your style.

It was always a great challenge: how can I make a dreampop album that's still very Alcest, but not a ripoff - how to keep the core.

And thenwe no longer distinguish far nor nearThey sleepdreamgather branchesfor this firethe cloud brewsagainst the powerless day —Long line of fugitivesbeneath the snow

Write for a cause, NOT APPLAUSEWrite to express, NOT TO IMPRESS.Writing isn’t just about being noticed…IT'S BEING REMEMBERED

What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.

You jump right over anything in the past, and you don't analyze problems.

You won't build relationships unless you let your guard down

If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing.

It's never over, al'Thor. The battle's never done.

You have to pay the price. You will find that everything in life exacts a price, and you will have to decide whether the price is worth the prize.

Castro, without question, is one of the smartest politicians that's ever walked.

Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture that tries to skip it will never grow up.

Self awakening enables you to see the human scene as it is, not as it appears to be, which frees you of its chaos.