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" I'm all for trying anything once; otherwise, you end up like David Guetta - reproducing the same formula over and over. "

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" English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring. "

" I remember my brother came home with a bass and played a blues solo on it. I just went insane for days afterwards learning that. "

" I don't think about the success that I've had - I've had a lot of success with music - but I always look at it like it's a new day. "

" I've got perfectionist issues, as I can't seem to let tracks out the studio - it drives my manager nuts. "

" I've made so many changes to my records because of the way the audience has reacted at the various festivals I've played - I've taken tracks back into the studio, stripped them bare, and built them back up again to create something entirely different. "

" I'm a perfectionist, and to actually finish something is good for me. "

" I'm a hundred percent a rock n' roll guy. "

" I don't see categories; I don't see styles - l see them all gelled together. And it was gospel that definitely helped me to do that. "

" My grandad's a gospel singer, and his children were singers, too. But I don't believe in God in the same way... not religion; it breaks us up too much. The same with musical styles - it breaks people up. I believe they are all one thing - why not put them together? "

" The first tour an artist does is a strange one... because you can never tell how the audience is going to react. "

" Different cultures produce a different 'cool.' And your perception of 'cool' changes depending on where you are. "

" One thing I always really enjoyed about Quincy Jones' production technique was that there were so many layers to every song. Like, one week you'd hear a new trumpet-line, then the next week you'd hear - be hearing a new guitar-line. "

" I have to be honest: I think production is mad - exciting - because, of course, you're creating the record. When you're a singer, you're just singing. Creating the music, directing, and seeing where it's gonna go in production is very, very exciting. "

" I really enjoy 'festival life,' as it were, and I love the reactions when I bring out my guitar on stage. The crowd are always a bit like, 'What the hell is this urban guy doing with a guitar,' and that's what I love - the shock element of it all! "

" I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity. "

" My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great. "

" I think, as an artist, I wear a lot of different hats, and people have to join all of the dots. "

" Urban is not actually my world. It was me trying something out, basically. I come from a gospel background. "

" I don't ever think it's a good idea to try to recreate the success you've had before; it's all about chasing something fresh and new. "

" I know this sounds weird, but I honestly believe music comes from the universe. Inspiration comes from the universe, and you drag it into your mind. "

" As a breed, I think artists are never 100% satisfied with their work, and we will always want that little bit of extra time to put the final gloss on it. "

" I grew up not really having a father figure, and it didn't bother me, because he wasn't there in the first place. But then he started other families, and I was jealous. It was like he was happy without our family. "

" Everyone in my family has been in music - my cousins, my grandmother, my grandfather - so it's quite a big family tree. "

" I actually tried to learn the dictionary at one point. It didn't work; I only got through the first few pages. "

" My ethos is musical freedom: to create whatever I want. "

" It's a lot easier producing for people or being in the background, and they can take all the fire from the front. But in order to express the ideas that I have without any kind of contamination, I thought it would be a cool thing to be out front. "

" You've got to live and die by your decisions. "

" I never called myself an urban artist, but that's what I was classed as, and I almost tried to live up to the name instead of who I really was. "

" You get so close to your own music that you can't see the beauty in it. I had to learn to let go. It's good to be less precious. "