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" I didn't finish high school. I tried to as an adult, but with all this touring, I had to quit. "

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" When I make a good beat, I'm possessed. I'm not on earth! "

" I felt like there were two people inside me. I was trying to be somebody I was not, and I was frustrated that people didn't know who I was. "

" I've always wanted to push someone who's not really known but has mad talent. I don't know if I'm going to do a publishing company or a record label, but I'm interested in pushing artists in any sense. "

" People should be going to shows to have fun and express themselves - just enjoy it! "

" Really, what I'm trying to do is make soul music, but I don't even think of it as a genre. It's more of a feeling. "

" The DJ thing is just a way for me to perform my songs in public. It put me on the map, and a lot of people discovered me because of my DJing and later found out that I made beats. "

" I love the London vibe. I get so much love from London that I never had from other places. It's crazy. The people there understand music so much more. "

" I can't judge Justin Bieber, because I don't know him. "

" I come from hip hop for sure, and there are basic elements of that, but then I'll take from somewhere else, like samba, and do it with trap drums. I like going places other people haven't gone before. "

" I'm looking for all types of sounds. Anything that has soul and funk in it, no matter the genre. "

" I suck at video games. "

" I used to listen to my music on the bus. It was one of my favourite things, to look out the window and over at the Jacques Cartier Bridge and Parc Jean-Drapeau. "

" Deep down, you know what you want, and you should go for it. "

" I don't have much of a wish list, but I'm dying to work with Erykah Badu. That's pretty much my dream collaboration. "

" You gotta be versatile, man. "

" I like that people are still trying to guess what kind of music I'm making. "

" It's pretty much about doing what you love and following your dreams. It sounds really corny, but it's so real. "

" When I'm playing, I play what I want, but I make sure that the crowd is going to love it at the same time. It's like a balancing act, a mix of two, a perfect circle... if you do it right. "

" It's easier to collaborate with instrumentalists than singers; they know exactly the sound that I need. "

" I'm not just a remix guy. "

" I'm my own stylist. Always! I don't wanna hire someone to chose what I should wear. At the same time, I do always wanna wear some crazy clothes. "

" I was really not into school. Everything was distracting to me. I would have a beat in my head or a song. I was always not paying attention, just daydreaming. "

" I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build your fan base first, and follow your gut. "

" Nando's - boom! That's what I'm thinking of whenever I'm in London. I go there every time. "

" I always say I want creative control. A lot of people don't think about that. And that's what every artist should think of - being creative and not just a puppet. "

" I'm from the suburbs, really, so I actually didn't go to Montreal until I was, like, 19. I wasn't allowed to go to the city at night or really be in the scene with other producers. It was hard for my parents to understand what I was trying to do as an artist, but it didn't stop me. They eventually saw that it wasn't a joke. "

" I don't think about doing new. I just do it. "

" I'm always home, doing nothing, making beats, and watching movies. "

" I don't want awkward shows with people looking at their phones or tweeting. That's something you should do at home. "

" Neo-soul caught my attention more than any other sub-genre. I was really attracted by that sound. It made me do what I do musically: trying to find the same type of vibes, those nostalgic vibes. "