The artist recounts how stepping back after their last tour allowed deep self-inquiry: confronting imposter syndrome, rejecting external narratives of 'deserving' success, and shedding performative habits that masked true motivation. In Berlin and Italy, they embraced vulnerability—through late-night clubbing, raw conversations, grief for a lost friend, and a revelatory Radiohead concert—that reshaped their relationship to performance and audience. Songs like 'Aperture' and 'American Girl' emerged from moments of accountability and unguarded connection, while rediscovering Simon & Garfunkel’s timeless work reaffirmed music’s power to anchor meaning across time. Their new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally., is less about reinvention and more about returning—grounded, curious, and fully present—to art that invites unity over spectacle, honesty over polish, and love as an active choice rather than a reward. The pause wasn’t escape; it was recalibration.