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" Edinburgh has a similar climate to Bergen - it's very rainy and grey. There were a lot of days I'd sit inside in front of the computer, make music, and dream about summer - instead of the rainy reality outside. "

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" Sometimes I can sit at my computer and find a cool sound, or a new synth patch, and get super-inspired by that and make a track based on that sound. But the piano is where I find the inspiration and come up with the melody. "

Kygo

I Can

Cool

Find

" I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself. "

" I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. "

Kygo

Prize

Concert

" People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs. "

" I really like streaming services. It's a great way for people to find your music. "

Kygo

Music

People

" My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today. "

Kygo

Growing Up

" It's kind of hard when you're on the road all the time, from one show to the next, from one hotel room to the next hotel room, it's kind of hard to think about everything. "

" I'd love to work with some of the people I've remixed for - Ed Sheeran or Chris Martin or The Weeknd. But it's not just big names like these guys that I want to collaborate with. "

Kygo

Work

Love

" I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed. "

" I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career. "

" I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved. "

" When I go into a store and find a T-shirt that's well-designed with a great fabric but the fit is all wrong, the T-shirt is ruined for me. "

Kygo

Great

Wrong

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my career, and it will be the biggest performance of my life. "

" I started studying business and finance in Edinburgh as a backup plan. I was still making music many hours a day, and when I was at university, the electronic music boom started really taking off globally. "

" I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things. "

" I didn't think it was cool for me to walk around with a huge Kygo logo on myself. "

" I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre. "

" A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano. "

" When I'm on the road and it's super stressful, it definitely affects my music. When I'm hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend and things are good in my life, then it's better. "

" I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day. "

" When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won't come. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Kygo

Freedom

Myself

" I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some incredibly talented vocalists, guitarists and producers, and I can't wait to share more originals in the future. "

Kygo

Work

Wait

" Coldplay doesn't have to stay within a certain genre; they just go where they go. "

Kygo

Within

Genre

" I get better and better every day, but there is still a lot to learn. "

" SiriusXM has had my back ever since day one when I was making remixes in my dorm room at university, and it means a lot that they're supporting my music as I prepare to release my debut album, 'Cloud Nine.' "

" If you do the same thing all the time, it's not very challenging. "