Kygo Quotes
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My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today.
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People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.
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There's nothing like playing at home.
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I get into a zone where I'm really in my own world when I make music.
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I hate being put in a box labelled 'tropical house.'
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When I started making my tracks in the style that people call tropical house, I didn't do it on purpose to make it sound tropical. I made whatever I felt sounded good. I just wanted to make my own thing, and then suddenly people started calling it tropical ... I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably a good name for it.'
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I do have in the back of my head that you never know how long it lasts.
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Avicii's melodies were so simple and cool, and they were actually similar to the melodies I played on piano. I thought if I could teach myself how to produce and get those melodies out of my head and into the computer, maybe I could make some cool music, too.
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I always knew I wanted to create original material, and after having meetings with all sorts of record labels, I decided that Sony was the right place to do it. They knew what I wanted to make and gave me the freedom to express myself.
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I get a lot of demos sent my way, and I listen to them, and sometimes they just have something very special.
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When I make a song, I'm really happy. It's an indescribable feeling.
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I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.
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I don't really know too many designers. I like a lot of what Kanye West has done with Yeezy, but I think it's a bit too, how you say, elevated; it's a little bit too special. Like he's trying to make something that's kind of a little bit too cool sometimes.
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I started taking piano lessons from the age of six years old. It's such an essential part of what I do in the production process. I wouldn't be Kygo today without those piano lessons.
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Lemaitre has been one of my inspirations ever since I started making music.
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I didn't think it was cool for me to walk around with a huge Kygo logo on myself.
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I feel like when I get the demos - I get a lot of demos - but when I get the right demo, I get very inspired. I produce around it, and it often goes very fast.
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Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.
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'Coming Over' was probably the fastest collaboration I've ever done.
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I get better and better every day, but there is still a lot to learn.
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I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on 'Firestone', Parson James with 'Stole the Show,' and Will Heard on 'Nothing Left.'
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I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre.
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I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things.
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There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible!