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" Great songwriting will never die - it's in the DNA of music - but what's new and exciting is pairing that with new sounds that technology is enabling us to make. "

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" What it is now is basically, I'll sit on my computer; I basically kind of play the computer as an instrument, I guess you could say. I guess I play the Mac. And how it works is, say - I have a program called 'Ableton Live.' And, you know, you'll open it up, and it's just blank. There's nothing there. And then you start. "

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You

Start

" I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively. "

" What So Not used to be a lot more dance-y, and now it's becoming a lot more melodic. Flume has always had that melodic thing, but it's starting to become a bit heavier, so it's just difficult to navigate between the two. "

" I wanna make weird stuff. "

" When I heard Flying Lotus, I was like, 'Wow, okay, everything can be off the grid.' "

" I love working with people and having them bring something to the table that I couldn't. I think one of my favourite artists to work with has been Kucka. She's Australian, too, and it's great working with her because we kind of have a very similar take on music, and we like a lot of the same stuff. We're not super-precious about ideas. "

" I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement. "

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Myself

Grandiose

" I get bored of music really easily, so I always try and make music that makes sense, but then it's just a little bit wrong. "

" I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music. "

" Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. It is hard in this day and age. "

" I actually found not having a routine was inspiration. "

" It's always the first 10,000 SoundCloud listens; that was definitely a big moment, seeing the online stuff grow and crowds grow. "

" For me, one of the downfalls of electronic music is that it can feel a little soulless or robotic. "

" I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff. "

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Stuff

Really

" I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow. "

" For me, I would prefer to not have my face on the album cover. I don't mind being in the public, but it's just not really my personality, and it's not really why I'm into this. I like making art, and that's it. I don't really want to be a celebrity, seriously. I like my privacy. "

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Want

Mind

" It's quite fun to mess with the human voice. It's quite special in the sense that the voice is the #1 instrument that we can connect with; it doesn't sound too alien. I think that's the key is to find the line between sounding human and sounding robotic. That's an area that I like to explore a lot. "

" I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success. "

" I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible. "

" I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?' "

" Once I'm in a situation where I can not do anything for three years and go off the map, I'll focus more on writing. Right now, I want to just make Flume awesome... and big. "

" I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple. "

" My parents used to play me this album when I couldn't go to sleep. It was called 'Deep Forest.' I think it was a self-titled record. It's actually still one of my favorite albums of all time. "

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Time

Deep

" I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both. "

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Strange

Feel

" Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me. "

" I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more. "

" I'm a huge fan of Flying Lotus. I like The XX's stuff. "

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Fan

Flying

" I did a few DJ gigs at empty clubs, sort of as a warm-up set before Flume was a thing. I did one when I got big enough, and I had five friends come down, and they were the only ones dancing. That was one of my earliest ones. I was super nervous. "

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Big

Friends

" I want to make music that is completely electronic but doesn't feel it. "

" I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs. "