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" I didn't realise how much I ate Mexican food, like tacos and burritos three times a week, until I came to Europe and couldn't find any. "

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" It's a weird dynamic - I guess there is a fine line between hope and sadness. Sometimes you can be feeling both at the same time. "

" I felt like I was building this world brick by brick with each layer of instrumentation I was doing. I could see it growing in some ways. I feel like most writers feel the same way. You're almost living inside of this magic world that you're building. "

" I'm very happy in my life, but I do feel that music has a power to transport you to places or to beautiful moments in your past. "

" For the longest time, I was trying to be DJ Shadow, I think. But I slowly developed my own style. It was trial and error, for sure. "

" The way that I sing is very mumbled-together, and so I guess I'm kind of stuck with it now. "

" I come from a background of hiding everything behind a computer. "

" When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated. "

" I know of some guitar-based rock bands that refuse to record anything that they can't play live. But some of the best stuff I come up with are studio-based performances - bringing out whatever accident I had in the studio and building a song around that. "

" I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it. "

" Texture is very important. Just the feel of everything. It's not always about recording everything in pristine quality and having everything mixed where it's absolutely perfect. It's more about a vibe. "

" It's like a painter with various layers of paint. I start with a drum loop and add keyboards, and then melodies start to take shape. The vocals happen later. I've never really done therapy before, but it's a form of therapy. Everything else falls away. "

" You hear ten seconds of a song, and you know it's OutKast. There's a strangeness about it because it's catchy, but it's not just pop for the sake of pop. They're pushing the envelope. "

" I get very bored easily. I'm a child of the Internet or whatever; I want more and more of new and interesting things. "

" Honestly, I've just made music so long by myself, in some ways I don't feel I'm a very good collaborator. "

" The one sound I think of when I think about dreaming is the harp glissando, which is this really atmospheric run up and down the scale that's really dreamy. "

" The thing that's good about music-making software like the DAW-kinda systems is that they're all generally the same; the kind of interface is normally laid out in a similar way. Depending on the program, the sounds might be quite different, but they tend to all have a drum machine or synthesizer or a sampler. "

" I naturally like that dreamy, shoegazey sound on my vocals. A lot of reverb helps, and so do a lot of delay effects on everything. "

" For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape. "

" The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective. "

" I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world. "

" I think '80s pop music subconsciously informs what I'm doing. "

" I definitely enjoy my time by myself - and that's kind of the weird thing about touring; you're kind of constantly surrounded by people - but I actually do enjoy going out and doing things and being around people. "

" My philosophy is generally to keep things as simple as possible. "

" I do try to structure everything in a way that's very much like a pop song. I try to keep the arrangements really simple, just to make everything essential. "

" There are things I can accomplish in the studio via manipulation on the computer or some kind of effect that are nearly impossible to do live. On the flip side, there are some things that happen live that can't be pulled off in the studio. "

" Ultimately, what interests me is using exotic sounds in my songs. "

" One of the great things about music is how it can take you places. "

" I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself. "

" I don't think I would change anything. I think we've done a fairly good job of remaining sane and making the right decisions. "

" The way I work is by infinitely playing a very simple loop over and over, and then I start layering things. "