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" I never expected to make a lot of money from music. "

" I could do another tour, make a record that's very similar, do similar venues. Or I could make a different record, do different venues, and grow. It's exciting to take it to new places, but it's never been my intent to be the biggest thing in the world. That's not what my drive is. I want to make what I want to make, and make a living off it. "

" I feel like I need to continuously keep evolving and moving. "

" Honestly, production when you first start can be difficult to wrap your head around. "

" I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them. "

" Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. It is hard in this day and age. "

" I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively. "

" I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success. "

" I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff. "

" The minute I saw the front page of the 'Daily Telegraph' - me with my arm around the latest 'X-Factor' contestant - I realised I'd gone into a new realm. "

" I feel like the first record was really finding my feet, figuring out what music I wanted to make... Now that I've done that, I feel like I've got a much clearer idea of what I want to sound like and what I want to discover. It's exciting. "

" Music is a job, but I figured out ways to get my mind into a place where I could be creative. I actually discovered meditation. It enabled me to clear my mind of all the drama and focus on the music. "

" This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end. "

" Making sounds that literally no one has ever heard before because the software and the technology's never been there, and pairing that with great songwriting, then that's what's exciting for me. That's what I wanna do. "

" I want to make music that is completely electronic but doesn't feel it. "

" There was this cereal, and it had a special promotion with a CD inside the box that had a really simple music-making program on it. I got it, and that opened my mind to being able to make music on a computer and seeing all the different layers. "

" When I heard Flying Lotus, I was like, 'Wow, okay, everything can be off the grid.' "

" My main inspirations come from early '90s Trance, the French electro movement round '06, then a bunch of artists like Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Moby, The Prodigy. So I'd say it's some kind of experimental electronica with a strong hip hop influence. It's chilled, but people can still get super crazy and dance to it. "

" On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there. "

" I actually found not having a routine was inspiration. "

" I'm a huge fan of Flying Lotus. I like The XX's stuff. "

" I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more. "

" Back in the day, I had this fluoro pink hoodie that I thought was the coolest thing ever. Left it at a party and never saw it again. Probably the best thing that could have happened. "

" I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple. "

" I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow. "

" I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs. "

" I was delivering papers when I was, like, 10 or 11, and I'd always daydream about being an artist as a full-time thing. "

" There's no person I aspire to be. I'm just doing my own thing and seeing what happens - not looking to something and trying to be that. "

" Australia is so influenced by America. It's kind of in-between the U.K. and the States. "

" It's always the first 10,000 SoundCloud listens; that was definitely a big moment, seeing the online stuff grow and crowds grow. "