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" I reckon I'd be probably, like, in the gutter somewhere if I didn't have music. "

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" I don't really have music goals. It's just a huge field I want to dedicate my life to. "

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" I construct myself and do things how I want to do them, because your artistry is a very precious thing - it's ultimately your whole life if you want it to be. "

" It's like being in a trance, like I get this electric current through my fingertips. Sometimes I shake. People say I look like Hendrix when I'm about to rip a solo because I move my shoulders like he does and do the chewing. "

" I always play barefoot. I can't play with shoes on. "

" Music draws me in. As soon as I hear it, I'm there. I'm stuck in it. "

" Pretty much everybody loves music. Like, there are those weird people that don't like music, and I don't really understand that at all, to be honest. "

" If you get the chance to be a Bourke Street busker, you actually have to do an audition in front of a council panel. You get a roster every week that has your busking shifts on it - I'm serious: it's an actual job. "

" You can impact on people with music, and I love that because music impacts on me. "

" I've got to deal with some stuff in my mind that's pretty scary. "

" I've got an awesome career happening, and I absolutely am so stoked with how it's all worked out. "

" I don't busk any more because it's gotten too dangerous. "

" I've been living a healthier life and, therefore, writing healthier music. "

" I have a little pocket journal. I just put the pen on the paper and just go. "

" I've got a lot of pedals and a lot of knobs that need to be switching around during my performance, so I've taught my toes how to do that. "

" I find it hard to settle into a normal, routine environment. "

" I wrote 'Jungle' in my bedroom when I was having a manic time with a particular girl. Everyone thinks it's this really upbeat song, but it's not; it was just a really manic time, so I wrote a song about it. "

" You only have one thing in your mind, and that is your mind; once that's gone, your whole reality is distorted. "

" I love Erykah Badu. Every time I listen to her music, I'm, like, laying out all the instruments in the song, like, how I would loop it. "

" I just have this real love and connection with what I'm doing when I play music. "

" I'm actually a massive dork; people just don't know that. "

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" If I'm in a good headspace, then it doesn't matter which direction things go. "

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