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I think there's always room to grow.
In the past, hearing music had more value.
Samples are kind of my instrument of choice.
I feel like there's always something to prove.
I wanted to make experimental music out of pop.
I am ultimately comfortable with what I'm sampling.
I guess people naturally try to find meaning in music.
I can't edit live as meticulously as I can for an album.
It's hard enough to get things to work in a musical way.
The traditional DJ world isn't a world that I come from.
I'm interested in branching out and seeing where my music goes.
I guess in a way I try to avoid being labeled as a traditional DJ.
The primary goal isn't a financial gain; it's to put out interesting music.
The whole point of doing the pay what you want is to be reasonable with the fans.
I like to use recognizable songs, but other than that, this song would be perfect.
I want to make something that's fun to listen to but still challenging and unique.
I am always excited for gaps of time where I can actually hang out with my friends.
A lot of times when I say I didn't do anything I was actually in Miami doing a show.
I always like the people who keep moving forward, but kind of stay in their own lane.
My dad's been one of those dads who loves showing newspaper articles to the neighbors.
It's weird for me when someone asks me to do a remix as Girl Talk and not use samples.
I think some people form the traditional DJ worlds misunderstand where I'm coming form.
I like to give stuff away for free and play shows for cheap and not rely on music as a job.
I listen to music constantly, and I'm always hearing things I love that I'm excited to use.
I want the material I make to be mine; that's always the goal of the record and of the show.
People can judge me on whatever level they think but I've always tried to make my own songs.
Throughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music.
It's easy to hate on things that are close to your world that aren't exactly what you're doing.
It's rare when I feel like I can extract a lyrical message out of combining two things together.
A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.
It's hard to play a laptop in the midst of band and have people want to buy your t-shirts and CD's.
When I'm performing, this is what everything builds up to, and everything has allowed me to be here.
The goal of the work is always for it to come across as original material, as transformative material.
I can't wait to wake up in the morning and listen to music in order to try to find something to work with.
Sharing information, art, music, and everything on the internet now has become a part of everyone's lives.
I think it's an interesting thing to have to produce an album that you'll want to listen to for 50 minutes.
I have my small little cult following, I play random shows from house parties to opening up for rock bands.
The point has always been to make music, it's not like I've always been running a giant money making scheme.
I still like weird music but there's such an overabundance that it's hard for me to stay enthusiastic about it.
I've been cataloguing samples for years, I have this massive library. Songs come out everyday so it's never ending.
I love getting out there and traveling and doing shows and all of that. But when I can be home, it's a special time.
I'm just making fun music so you can let your guard down and enjoy it, don't worry about what's cool and what's not.
The point of making records for me isn't to hear 300 songs in 50 minutes; it's to hear the 50-minute piece of music.
I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.
I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.
You can write very obtuse and abstract lyrics, and if they want to, people are going to find something amazing that you're saying.
I do have some weeks coming up in the summer where I will actually be in my house, and I love working on new music and all of that.
Nowadays when you buy music its like you're donating to that cause, because you most likely could hear it in some capacity for free.
I was a jaded high schooler, I was still into pop music, though not as sincerely as I am now. It was more tongue-in-cheek back then.
I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm a pop music enthusiast.