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You just have to do; you can't live by the rules of what you're supposed to do. I think every person is good at something, and you just have to push that forward.
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It's funny - some producers ask me, 'Man, how do you work on a Bieber record? That would kill my career.' I can work on any record there is as long as they are good records and you're pushing things forward.
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I love Marvin Gaye. I like jazz and all that stuff.
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I've probably got the most eclectic social media there is because it literally goes from hanging out with my son at a park, to, like, Madonna's house, to a rave in Africa.
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My first production job after M.I.A. was actually the xx, but they didn't like what I did, and at the end of the day, we used their demos.
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In Philly, there are a lot of social programs. If you have a degree, you can go and apply. I was basically a social worker, but I became sort of a sub teacher in a special program, helping kids with reading or math. But we would also do plays, learn about music... We were doing lots of fun stuff, but that was such hard work.
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Dance music is so interchangeable. There's not a lot of face to it. It's a bunch of Dutch DJs with the same haircut.
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The best gift you can give to a girl is your devotion, not some Louboutins. But buy those if you're busy, for sure.
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I was a schoolteacher for a while, and it was the worst job.
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I wish I played guitar so I could start a band with great musicians.
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New York is so serious about the creation of work. Everything is happening so fast, it feels like there's another studio, another session on every block, and I love that.
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I used to be a record collector. Mark Ronson, Questlove and I used to be part of, like, a record-trading crew.
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I was in Fort Lauderdale from about age 7 to 14. And that's where I learned the most about music. My favorite DJ was this guy named DJ Laz and the Miami bass guys. I was super into, like, Arthur Baker, that kind of stuff.
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