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" I didn't have a father figure in the house. "

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" Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - he was inspired by the Cocteau Twins and new wave pop and brought it into R&B when he first started, and then it became this cool, next-level, kind of hard-to-digest music. Which is what I felt 'House of Balloons' was. "

" 'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet. "

" I didn't like the way I looked in pictures - when I saw myself on a digital camera, I was like, 'Eesh.' "

" A chorus is not easy. "

" Bragging just sounds good, man. "

" The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment. "

" I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life. "

" I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything. "

" All I do is make music. "

" Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated. "

" If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared. "

" I want to produce the music to a movie that I'm working on, like what Prince did with 'Purple Rain.' "

" When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark. "

" I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself. "

" When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me. "

" I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world - from religion to race. "

" I make good music for long journeys. "

" I'm a studio rat. "

" When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. "

" To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor. "

" I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced. "

" Let's be honest. Canada wasn't ever cool. "

" Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me. "

" I feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids. "

" I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing. "

" OVOXO will always be there. "

" It's almost schizophrenic who I portray in my music. "

" For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude. "

" You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking. "

" I usually don't like to 'spoon feed' my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. "