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" I've always wanted to push someone who's not really known but has mad talent. I don't know if I'm going to do a publishing company or a record label, but I'm interested in pushing artists in any sense. "

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" I don't have much of a wish list, but I'm dying to work with Erykah Badu. That's pretty much my dream collaboration. "

Kaytranada

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Wish

" People should be going to shows to have fun and express themselves - just enjoy it! "

" I can't judge Justin Bieber, because I don't know him. "

" I like that people are still trying to guess what kind of music I'm making. "

Kaytranada

Still

Kind

" It's easier to collaborate with instrumentalists than singers; they know exactly the sound that I need. "

" I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build your fan base first, and follow your gut. "

Kaytranada

Nothing

Build

" It's pretty much about doing what you love and following your dreams. It sounds really corny, but it's so real. "

" I'm from the suburbs, really, so I actually didn't go to Montreal until I was, like, 19. I wasn't allowed to go to the city at night or really be in the scene with other producers. It was hard for my parents to understand what I was trying to do as an artist, but it didn't stop me. They eventually saw that it wasn't a joke. "

" I felt like there were two people inside me. I was trying to be somebody I was not, and I was frustrated that people didn't know who I was. "

Kaytranada

People

Know

" Really, what I'm trying to do is make soul music, but I don't even think of it as a genre. It's more of a feeling. "

" Especially for Haitian immigrant parents, being a musician is not a job. "

" Deep down, you know what you want, and you should go for it. "

" I've always wanted to produce a whole album for an artist. "

" I don't think about doing new. I just do it. "

" You gotta be versatile, man. "

" When I make a good beat, I'm possessed. I'm not on earth! "

" I'm not just a remix guy. "

" I don't want awkward shows with people looking at their phones or tweeting. That's something you should do at home. "

" I suck at video games. "

" When I'm playing, I play what I want, but I make sure that the crowd is going to love it at the same time. It's like a balancing act, a mix of two, a perfect circle... if you do it right. "

" Some people say I make hip-hop. Others see me as doing EDM. Some people might look at me as a trap artist, but I'm not really stuck to any of those. "

" The DJ thing is just a way for me to perform my songs in public. It put me on the map, and a lot of people discovered me because of my DJing and later found out that I made beats. "

Kaytranada

Because

Way

" I love the London vibe. I get so much love from London that I never had from other places. It's crazy. The people there understand music so much more. "

" I come from hip hop for sure, and there are basic elements of that, but then I'll take from somewhere else, like samba, and do it with trap drums. I like going places other people haven't gone before. "

" I'm looking for all types of sounds. Anything that has soul and funk in it, no matter the genre. "

" I don't feel like a live set even seems super real for an electronic act like me. It's not really that entertaining. I've seen a lot of my favourite acts take it to a new level with a live band and stuff, which is amazing, but for me, a live set would be boring to watch. "

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" I was really not into school. Everything was distracting to me. I would have a beat in my head or a song. I was always not paying attention, just daydreaming. "

" I'm my own stylist. Always! I don't wanna hire someone to chose what I should wear. At the same time, I do always wanna wear some crazy clothes. "

" Neo-soul caught my attention more than any other sub-genre. I was really attracted by that sound. It made me do what I do musically: trying to find the same type of vibes, those nostalgic vibes. "

" The way I picked the tracks for '99.9%' was based on the feeling of, 'Is this going to be a hit?' I wanted songs that people would immediately hear and remember. "