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" I remember my brother came home with a bass and played a blues solo on it. I just went insane for days afterwards learning that. "

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" I've got perfectionist issues, as I can't seem to let tracks out the studio - it drives my manager nuts. "

" I've made so many changes to my records because of the way the audience has reacted at the various festivals I've played - I've taken tracks back into the studio, stripped them bare, and built them back up again to create something entirely different. "

" English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring. "

" I got into music through just being inspired by my brother and sisters. They all sing, play instruments and write - and they're very good at it. "

" You can't go up to girls and start talking about minor 7ths and expect to pull. It's not going to work. "

" My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great. "

" When you make a record, I always imagine people dancing to it. If the chef thinks it tastes good, then there will be someone who ultimately believes the same thing. "

" I have to be honest: I think production is mad - exciting - because, of course, you're creating the record. When you're a singer, you're just singing. Creating the music, directing, and seeing where it's gonna go in production is very, very exciting. "

" I have eight siblings, and we formed a group called Mac 9. I was Mac 7. "

" My grandad's a gospel singer, and his children were singers, too. But I don't believe in God in the same way... not religion; it breaks us up too much. The same with musical styles - it breaks people up. I believe they are all one thing - why not put them together? "

" I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity. "

" You can make what you want. People care about what the artist has to say, what the sound is, and how it affects them. "

" I'm from Hackney, and it's an area that is not so pretty, and we have a different way of expressing ourselves than somebody from uptown that has lots of money. "

" You've got to live and die by your decisions. "

" It's a lot easier producing for people or being in the background, and they can take all the fire from the front. But in order to express the ideas that I have without any kind of contamination, I thought it would be a cool thing to be out front. "

" One thing I always really enjoyed about Quincy Jones' production technique was that there were so many layers to every song. Like, one week you'd hear a new trumpet-line, then the next week you'd hear - be hearing a new guitar-line. "

" I need to make money, but I don't want to be another guy selling his McDonald's to the pop market. "

" As a breed, I think artists are never 100% satisfied with their work, and we will always want that little bit of extra time to put the final gloss on it. "

" The first tour an artist does is a strange one... because you can never tell how the audience is going to react. "

" My main thing is I just want to share as much hope and happiness as possible for music. If I can share as many moments and help people believe in themselves... if I can do that, then I'll feel like my job is done. "

" I'm all for trying anything once; otherwise, you end up like David Guetta - reproducing the same formula over and over. "

" I'm a musical geek. It's like there's this big, wild universe in my head, and I love to express it. "

" I'm a perfectionist, and to actually finish something is good for me. "

" I know this sounds weird, but I honestly believe music comes from the universe. Inspiration comes from the universe, and you drag it into your mind. "

" Those that know me know that I'm not 100% in love with commercial pop music. It's not my preferred genre - I don't do squeaky clean pop. "

" I definitely didn't wanna be a one-dimensional artist that you can just put into one box. Because, to me, we're all masters of certain energies, and we all create different colours. "

" I don't want to be someone that, when people look back, they think, 'Yeah, cool, he made us jump around for a bit in 2010.' "

" Different cultures produce a different 'cool.' And your perception of 'cool' changes depending on where you are. "

" I don't ever think it's a good idea to try to recreate the success you've had before; it's all about chasing something fresh and new. "

" I try as much I can after every live performance to read all the comments my fans post on Facebook and Twitter, as this helps enormously for me to understand straight from fans what worked and what didn't. "