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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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Imperfection is perfection.
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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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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 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'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 was an avid Pokemon card collector.
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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 think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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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 don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.
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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've been listening to a lot of music by Arca.
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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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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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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 think it would be nice to see more of an open culture to different music.
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The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic.
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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.