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" I grew up on Dilla, Timbaland, Pharrell, all these drums that are super pocketed, so all those influences come out on a song like 'Ungrateful Eyes,' with all the crazy drum swing. "

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" Sometimes, people will fight over five, six percent, because if it's a smash record, that can mean a lot of money. I don't really care. "

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" I'm fascinated by Jesus and pray to him every day. "

" The way Ben Gibbard paints a picture, you feel like, 'I was there that day with him.' You really feel the way he paints pictures and speaks and talks. It's almost like talk-singing. Paul Simon does that very well as well. He's a huge influence of mine. "

" Sometimes I feel drawn to writing about my shortcomings because I'm chock full of them. "

" I'm just a product of the '90s, to be honest. "

" A lot of the album 'The Definition' was made from two things: Pixar movies and J. Dilla. "

" If I could be generous and move forward and spread my feelers business-wise and also creatively, that's the best position to put myself in. "

" I wanna make music; that's all I wanna do. "

" I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me. "

Jon Bellion

West

Everything

" I think some of the best music throughout the actual history of music itself came from cultures where they're not really looking for outside themes. It's developed from their hometowns - it's what they love and what they love to do. "

" People don't realize I make records eight or nine months before they come out. I'm directing the videos; I have a lot of work to do. I'm very involved in all that stuff creatively. "

" As long as I don't have to go back to the catering hall and wait tables anymore, I'm very happy. "

Jon Bellion

Happy

Back

" I was sick of waiting for people to jump on hooks for songs I produced. So I tried singing myself, and I haven't looked back. "

" If I can show people how vulnerable and how flawed I am, maybe others will relate. "

" My artistry is my baby. "

Jon Bellion

Artistry

Baby

" I don't view any of the hits I've ever written as the climax of my career. They're just minor stepping stones. "

" I always want to approach records from where it feels very graspable. You know what the song's about, but it's presented to you in a way that's like, 'I never heard something like this before,' but it doesn't push you away. "

" I'd watch Pixar movies for, like, six hours, back-to-back. I'd watch 'Finding Nemo' twice a week, back-to-back-to-back, three times in a row. "

" My brother is 10 years older than me, so whatever he listened to is what I listened to, and it was all rap. "

" I have a fan base eager for more stuff. That makes me more than happy. I know I have an army behind me. "

" When you get a song placed with two of the top stars in the world, like Rihanna and Eminem, especially as a new writer, they're gonna take a huge chunk of your publishing. That's just the way the business is. I'm not complaining. "

" I used to work at a catering hall in Hauppauge. Anybody who works as a server in a catering hall, more power to you, but I wanted to make music. "

Jon Bellion

Work

Power

" When I want to get inspired, I'll put a Pixar movie on silent and listen to Nas. "

" You grow up listening to Eminem; your parents don't let you listen to it - you gotta sneak into a car to listen to this guy rap. He changed my whole life, my whole perspective on music, so to more or less co-sign something that I've done is the ultimate childhood goal. "

" At the end of the day, we want love, and we want to feel loved. "

" I'm born and raised Long Island. Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Ben Gibbard - melody-driven guys... They shaped me, molded my music. "

" I wrote 'Monster' and thought that it would solve a lot of my problems, that I'd have money in the bank, but I felt no different. I was still searching for something. "

" Originally, 'The Monster' started out as this indie, Florence And The Machine, tribal-y, almost Spanish-esque dance record. "

" You can't really force kids to like music. I'm a firm believer in an organic fan base. "

Jon Bellion

Music

Kids

" The first 12 bars of 'Pre-Occupied' explains my entire career. "