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" I think we're finally in a culture now where being gay is normalized. "

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" It is totally cool to be gay. "

" Always focus on the music first. That's the big thing. Staying true to making good music and not sacrificing that for anything. "

" My parents took a fairly liberal approach at raising me, always encouraging me to be creative and free-thinking. "

" For 'The Anthem,' a lot of my fans were like 'Oh, man, he's getting lazy making just, like, a pop format tune that everyone's doing these days.' But on this album, I wanted to write songs with vocals that would get stuck in my head, not just movements of instrumentals. "

" I like mixing things up. That makes it more interesting. I love mixing in slower funk with what I do. I'll add drum and bass and put my foot to the gas pedal and press it to the floor. "

" Fear comes from personal self-acceptance and not the self. "

" I don't need more money. I don't need that to be happy. "

" We just love Denver. The love and support from people here is amazing. "

" There is so much energy when you work with other people. I'm working with friends and having a blast. "

" I was surprised how supportive my family and friends were in my coming out, and it gave and still gives me hope. "

" There was so much pressure to fit in, I tried to force myself to be like everyone else. The last thing any teen wants is to be 'uncool.' "

" Piano was my first instrument, but it wasn't the instrument that I showed the most proficiency on. "

" My whole thing, to keep myself interested - and, you know, I'm a huge hip-hop head - I have tons and tons of a cappellas. So I do these live remix mash-ups with my tracks and just throw them in there. "

" Most of the people that work for me are my friends, and I'd like to keep it that way. "

" Zelda is the best solo game; Mario Cart is the best group game. "

" I just really liked those trumpets and horns - Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie - and I honed in on that. I always looked for those big horn lines. "

" I also think something that makes the whole live performance fun for me is that I love my music. "

" The environment of San Francisco has so much history to it that I really appreciate. Musically, socially, and culturally. There's this new culture of people; it's a crazy place to be. "

" I feel like music is sort of therapy for myself. "

" 'Say It Loud' came from many, many small battles. From, 'I hate myself, and I hate this,' to, 'I love this, and it's my favorite thing...' to, 'This is the best thing in existence.' "

" In this day and age, I really just don't want to sell people on something. I don't want to have to sell you sound. I don't like selling emotions. Or ideas. I just want to give you these ideas and inspire people. "

" My one experience with Lollapalooza was in 2009 - it was actually the first music festival I've ever been to. "

" I was a huge fan of '90s hip-hop, and a lot of what they got their music from was funk and soul records. They just, like, take a clip of that and rap over it because, you know, that was just kind of what was up. "

" No matter what happens with EDM, I would like to go to New Orleans and just play with one of those small funk bands in an intimate venue. How cool would it be to work with a band with those huge horn lines and produce all of that great funk that makes you just want to party? "

" If you make music with business in your head, it'll show. I make it from the heart. There's a difference. "

" My life is my music, so how can I stop? I put 100 percent into my career. I keep this flow going, and that's important. "

" My roots in electronic music go from weird glitch music to now what's seen as pop music. Electronic music is pop music now. "

" I'm obsessed with the sound of today, but I was raised on the Motown sound. "

" My vision is a blend of the old school and the new school, but with zero rules. "

" I have a top 10 list of my favorite movies of all time, and just for the sake of not having my top 5 be entirely Miyazaki films, I had to pick one. So, right now, my favorite Miyazaki film is probably 'Princess Mononoke.' "