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" I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous. "

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" My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all. "

" I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends and making jokes. The jokes don't stop - literally, all day. "

" I wish I could make music about politics. I feel like it's such an art and a talent that I admire tremendously, but when I step into the studio, I step out of the real world, and it's therapeutic. "

" Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - he was inspired by the Cocteau Twins and new wave pop and brought it into R&B when he first started, and then it became this cool, next-level, kind of hard-to-digest music. Which is what I felt 'House of Balloons' was. "

" A chorus is not easy. "

" 'Kiss Land' wasn't about what people wanted to hear on the radio. It was the state of mind I was in - introverted, like David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch.' You didn't know if you were hearing a chorus or a verse. It was just my thoughts. "

" People always say when they meet me that I'm not what they expect. I assume they think I'm this super dark and depressing guy, but I like to channel all of those emotions into my work. "

" My closet is like Bart Simpson's. "

" The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in. "

" Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me. "

" Going home helps the content. "

" I've grown accustomed to hotels and drastic climate change. "

" Going to a therapist is not something you do when you're growing up as a street kid in Toronto. "

" You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking. "

" The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment. "

" I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no. "

" When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. "

" If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared. "

" Bragging just sounds good, man. "

" Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you. "

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

" My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure. "

" I want to produce the music to a movie that I'm working on, like what Prince did with 'Purple Rain.' "

" From when I was born to when I was 21, I never left Toronto. That's why I'm such a city cat. "

" I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor. "

" My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway. "

Michael Jackson

" 'House of Balloons' was special because I had no deadlines, and nobody knew me, so there were no expectations. Spent a year making it perfect. Every song had at least, like, 7 different versions to them before picking the right one. "

" For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece that men wear every day, and it's something that I would wear for any occasion, whether it's on the street or going to an awards ceremony. "

" I probably could have toured off 'Trilogy' for the rest of my life. It definitely changed the culture. No one can do a trilogy again without thanking The Weeknd. "

" I want to be remembered as iconic and different. "