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" I lived in a pretty big house, and we had a guesthouse, so when I was 14, I built a studio in my bedroom, which was pretty big. It was two rooms connected, so I turned the second into a studio and ran the mic in my closet. "

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" Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls. "

" I have stopped going out places just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. "

" It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had. "

" My dad's a businessman, and I grew up looking up to him, how he dressed to go to work and, whenever I went to his office, how he spoke to people. "

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" Studying James Fauntleroy, I learned it's okay to write a bad song. Just write another one the next day and hope that it's better. "

" I was 16 when I recorded 'Flashlight.' I produced it, made the beat, wrote it, recorded it. "

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" I don't really watch too many movies, but I try to watch inspirational pieces about other musicians. Musical documentaries truly inspire me. "

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" For Odd Future, I only made beats for Mike G. With the Internet, I'm part of a production team making tracks for me to sing over. "

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" I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists. "

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" I do want to inspire people - young girls who may like to wear boys' clothes and who romanticize women and feel nothing wrong with it. "

" I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter. "

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" Once we got signed, I moved out of my house because I was having teenage issues with my mom. It really wasn't my fault, looking back. You know, I'm gay; it's weird. It was one of the things. She has no problem with me being gay, but she had a problem with me dressing the way I do at first. "

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" Older people generally appreciate live music. "

" As far as open conversations with random people, no I don't really enjoy them. "

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" It took me a very long time to be comfortable in my own skin. "

" My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have two girls, and then she got my brother and me. Which is a disappointment to anybody. You can't help it. "