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The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience.
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I'm an advocate of 'it's not what you are, it's who you are.'
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I've got perfectionist issues, as I can't seem to let tracks out the studio - it drives my manager nuts.
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I think producing a record for other artists is almost like giving them advice, and I would say that it is easier to produce another artist than it is to produce yourself.
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When I was younger, I'd be in the studio three days straight to get something right, and my manager would be like, 'Go home!' Even now, I still sleep in the studio sometimes, but I can't do it quite as often. I've got gigs; I can't have my hobo beard! But if you love what you're doing, you can't stop. It's obsessive.
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I can clear my mind, and lyrics just come out; it's very easy for me.
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I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy.
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I don't do sessions for myself ever. I'm always working, writing for pop sessions. And what happens is that sometimes I like a song so much, I keep it for myself.
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When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it's difficult to find your own identity.
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I don't ever think it's a good idea to try to recreate the success you've had before; it's all about chasing something fresh and new.
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It takes me, like, half an hour to write the lyrics for a song. They just come out.
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I appreciate my music is famous, but I'd rather my face wasn't so that I can just live a normal life.
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My main thing is I just want to share as much hope and happiness as possible for music. If I can share as many moments and help people believe in themselves... if I can do that, then I'll feel like my job is done.
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I'm all for trying anything once; otherwise, you end up like David Guetta - reproducing the same formula over and over.
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One thing I always really enjoyed about Quincy Jones' production technique was that there were so many layers to every song. Like, one week you'd hear a new trumpet-line, then the next week you'd hear - be hearing a new guitar-line.
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English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring.
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My dad is an egomaniac.
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I get to sit at home with the dogs on the sofa, record in a closet in the office, send them off and, if I'm lucky, make a million dollars.
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When you make a record, I always imagine people dancing to it. If the chef thinks it tastes good, then there will be someone who ultimately believes the same thing.
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I try as much I can after every live performance to read all the comments my fans post on Facebook and Twitter, as this helps enormously for me to understand straight from fans what worked and what didn't.
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I love the idea of how fast can we make the song, but I don't think that I'm necessarily, like, a super-talented songwriter. I think I'm just really productive. One out of 10 songs is a hit.
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I don't go to shows because I just want to listen to the music performed live. I want to get to know the person who's performing it. Or I want to, like, take away a sense that I had an experience that nobody else is going to have again, or a unique experience for that moment.
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I have eight siblings, and we formed a group called Mac 9. I was Mac 7.
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I have so much to thank reality TV for.