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" I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions. "

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" In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home. "

" I can't sing, but I'll sing over this chord progression, like, over and over, for however long it takes - sometimes it's, like, two minutes, sometimes it's 20 minutes - until I've found like a hook or something that I'm really happy with. And then, basically, it just like that's my melody, and that's where I start from. "

" I don't think I can name any names or anything, but this is what I've wanted to do for a long time: to have Flume as my creative outlet and to work on the biggest songs in the world, like pop, and come up with the idea and send it off. "

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

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

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

" On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was an avid Pokemon card collector. "

" I want to keep Flume kind of experimental, weird, melodic, pretty. "

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

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

" I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting. "

" 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. "

" I've been having meetings with people, just everywhere in the world, and it's like, 'Hey, really love you to work with me, send me some ideas.' That's the crazy part. "

" I never expected to make a lot of money from music. "

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

" I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do. "

" Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical. "

" 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. "

" I'm always really curious about, you know, 'How do you deal with success psychologically?' and all this stuff. "

" Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit. "

" I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record... We'll see. "

" I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try. "

" I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them. "

" I want to be creative in as many different environments as possible, whether it's doing film scores, writing for TV ads or video games - all sorts of stuff, as long as it requires writing music. "

" I find that if I interact more, the crowd gets way more into the music. We also have a full live show happening, and I have lighting crew that travels around with me. We've got this Infinity Prism thing, which is lots of fun. It's an optical illusion device that we carry around. "