Flume Quotes
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I never expected to make a lot of money from music.
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The music I was making for people not to dance to was the one they were dancing to.
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It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.
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I actually found not having a routine was inspiration.
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I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success.
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I was an avid Pokemon card collector.
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I could do another tour, make a record that's very similar, do similar venues. Or I could make a different record, do different venues, and grow. It's exciting to take it to new places, but it's never been my intent to be the biggest thing in the world. That's not what my drive is. I want to make what I want to make, and make a living off it.
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I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.
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Imperfection is perfection.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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I love working with people and having them bring something to the table that I couldn't. I think one of my favourite artists to work with has been Kucka. She's Australian, too, and it's great working with her because we kind of have a very similar take on music, and we like a lot of the same stuff. We're not super-precious about ideas.
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I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.
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'Sleepless' was the first thing that came out and really gained a lot of traction online.
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The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic.
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With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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My parents used to play me this album when I couldn't go to sleep. It was called 'Deep Forest.' I think it was a self-titled record. It's actually still one of my favorite albums of all time.
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I've been listening to a lot of music by Arca.
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I think it would be nice to see more of an open culture to different music.
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There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.
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I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try.
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Making sounds that literally no one has ever heard before because the software and the technology's never been there, and pairing that with great songwriting, then that's what's exciting for me. That's what I wanna do.
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I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.
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What it is now is basically I'll sit on my computer; I basically kind of play the computer as an instrument, I guess you could say. I guess I play the Mac.