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" If I never showed my face, it would kind of be easier. "

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" Compared to EDM, I feel like there are a lot of girls at my shows. "

" I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre. "

" There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible! "

" I always knew I wanted to create original material, and after having meetings with all sorts of record labels, I decided that Sony was the right place to do it. They knew what I wanted to make and gave me the freedom to express myself. "

" Edinburgh has a similar climate to Bergen - it's very rainy and grey. There were a lot of days I'd sit inside in front of the computer, make music, and dream about summer - instead of the rainy reality outside. "

" I've got a great team around me with my family, manager and label, and we've all worked hard together to make things happen. "

" When I started making my tracks in the style that people call tropical house, I didn't do it on purpose to make it sound tropical. I made whatever I felt sounded good. I just wanted to make my own thing, and then suddenly people started calling it tropical ... I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably a good name for it.' "

" I started taking piano lessons from the age of six years old. It's such an essential part of what I do in the production process. I wouldn't be Kygo today without those piano lessons. "

" I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved. "

Working Together

" I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself. "

" All my collaborations happen in different ways. Sometimes it's through a chance meeting at a festival or event, while others can happen just off the back of me liking their music and reaching out. "

" My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today. "

" People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs. "

" Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented. "

" I really like streaming services. It's a great way for people to find your music. "

" I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan. "

" I called it 'Cloud 9' because that's the place I want to take people when they are listening to my music. It's also where I am when I make music. "

" To finally be able to actually play the piano with vocalists and actually do, like, a proper concert - that feels really good. "

" I've been a sports fan forever. "

" I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed. "

" I really do try and play as many festivals as possible. "

" I'd love to work with some of the people I've remixed for - Ed Sheeran or Chris Martin or The Weeknd. But it's not just big names like these guys that I want to collaborate with. "

" A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano. "

" I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage. "

" I like to try to keep my music happy because it can make other people happy. And that's the way I feel when I listen to Avicii's songs. I get happy because his melodies are so happy. "

" It's kind of hard when you're on the road all the time, from one show to the next, from one hotel room to the next hotel room, it's kind of hard to think about everything. "

" I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career. "

" When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly. "

" When I get up there, maybe I'm nervous for the first song, but then I get into it. It's a lot of fun to stand up there. I always enjoy the moment when I'm actually standing on stage. When I'm done, I'm like, 'Oh, I want to play one more song.' "

" I just wanted to make melodies. I started trying to do my own thing and let the melodies make the genre themselves. "