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I never expected to make a lot of money from music.
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I actually found not having a routine was inspiration.
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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 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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Imperfection is perfection.
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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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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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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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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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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.
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On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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I was an avid Pokemon card collector.
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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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There's no person I aspire to be. I'm just doing my own thing and seeing what happens - not looking to something and trying to be that.
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I love heavy music. I keep Flume nice and melodic, so I save the angry, testosterone-fueled heavy stuff for What So Not. I think it's a good defining thing for the two projects.
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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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With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.
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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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'Sleepless' was the first thing that came out and really gained a lot of traction online.
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I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple.
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I've been listening to a lot of music by Arca.