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" I started taking vocal lessons steadily. I started taking it seriously. "

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

" I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour to record in my room. He kept coming back, then I went up to ten dollars an hour. "

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

" Older people generally appreciate live music. "

" I grew up in a house that was constantly under construction. It's been under construction my whole life. My mom loves interior decor, and my dad loves construction - he loves demolition and building new walls. "

" 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. "

" Guitar Center hooks me up on a lot of stuff. "

" I'm kind of shy when it comes to women, so I don't really approach them. I'll just admire them from afar, and if they happen to say something to me, then maybe I'll find the courage to say something. "

" I think I see myself differently than most people see me. "

" I get kinda nervous before every show. "

" 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. "

" When I was 14 and I wanted to buy stuff, I didn't like asking for stuff from my parents, so I started a couple companies, and the last one ended up being my studio. "

" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "

" Kaytranada's a really cool dude. "

" I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself. "

" My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things. "

" I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason. "

" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "

" Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house. "

" 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. "

" I know that Shia LaBeouf and Fiona Apple went to my alma mater, Hamilton High. "

" 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. "

" At the end of the day, I represent myself first and foremost, and I'm not going to ever purposely try and misrepresent myself. "

" I've written songs about women since I've been involved with women, but I do know a few gay female artists who, back in the day, would write songs about men. "

" As a child, I wanted to be a singer, but that was only because I thought I could sing. I'd sing along to Brandy and Usher and *NSYNC. "

" I grew up watching 'American Idol.' "

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

" I'm never a flashy type of person. "

" 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. "