What better metaphor for the subliminal state than capitalism? This whole notion that you're trying to do good and make things good for the world, bu…

- Owen Pallett

I understand that in people's eyes, classical music is kind of a lost and dying art, but in my eyes, it's like, "Oh, the musical language, which has …

- Owen Pallett

I ended up writing songs by taking stock of all the different events in my life, but all those songs were bad.

- Owen Pallett

Its easy to gauge the worth of a man, just ask them what they think of Yoko Ono.

- Owen Pallett

I feel as if dystopian and utopian representations are historically the most effective way of criticizing modern society. You know, because you don't…

- Owen Pallett

Writing for film is so different; it's such an act of submission, both on a monetary and time level, because you basically kind of have to just set e…

- Owen Pallett

Canada is the worst polluter in the world right now. There's absolutely no sign on a federal level that there's going to be any alleviation of the po…

- Owen Pallett

I have this weird thing where all the artists that I find myself engaging with the most are the ones that I have a bone to pick with.

- Owen Pallett

I had identified discipline as a really important part of my life, in maintaining my sanity. It's kind of interesting when people don't know me and t…

- Owen Pallett