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

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

" I feel like I'm changing pop culture. "

" I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life. "

" Even though I've been putting out bodies of work for years, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' felt like the beginning. "

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

" The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid. "

" All I do is make music. "

" Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own. "

" 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. "

" I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me. "

" A chorus is not easy. "

" 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. "

" Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed. "

" I mean... in life... what relationship is easy? "

" I usually don't like to 'spoon feed' my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. "

" When I was performing the songs on 'Kiss Land,' it was a great singalong. But there were moments where I realized some parts were catchier than the others. There's maybe two choruses on all of 'Kiss Land.' "

" I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself. "

" I always hated how I looked on camera. I never put a face to my music, which actually made the music that much more mysterious. "

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

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

" When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark. "

" I love trying new things. "

" Bragging just sounds good, man. "

" For the chorus of 'Secrets,' we used The Romantics' 'Talking in Your Sleep' and 'Pale Shelter' by Tears for Fears. It's like hip-hop: just grab it. "

" The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. "

" Taylor Swift's audience can listen to me, but so can the street kids. I want to touch it all. "

" I didn't like the way I looked in pictures - when I saw myself on a digital camera, I was like, 'Eesh.' "

" I always use Michael as, first and foremost, a vocal inspiration, and 'Off the Wall' was definitely the one that made me feel like I could sing. "

" I wanted to drop three albums in a year because no one had done it. It was bold, unheard of. "

" The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me. "