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

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" I guess the biggest thing I had to get used to was people staring. At first it was like, 'Am I wearing something odd? Is there something on my face?' It was kind of weird because when I go to the grocery store, people, they're not necessarily coming up to me asking for a photo, they just... look at me. "

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" I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings. "

" I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ. "

" There's nothing like playing at home. "

" When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly. "

" I've got a great team around me with my family, manager and label, and we've all worked hard together to make things happen. "

" Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented. "

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" I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage. "

" I'm always looking to develop my sound and I'm in the studio whenever I have the time to do this. Always looking ahead! "

" It was the fans sharing my music around that started it all for me. "

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" 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. "

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