A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it involves combining the music fandom: collecting, searching, discovering music history, and artifacts of recording that you may not have known existed and you just kind of unlock parts of your brain, you know?

S. The visuals were animated and directed by Benjamin Drake and Eddie White. "The mirror reflects on artwork and it is all very related to self-reflection and introspection on the album.

Gotye has said he sometimes feels "less of a musician more of a tinkerer. "
Gotye is bilingual speaking both Dutch and English and also speaks some Japanese which he had studied at University. Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums.