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" I've got a lot of pedals and a lot of knobs that need to be switching around during my performance, so I've taught my toes how to do that. "

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" I love Erykah Badu. Every time I listen to her music, I'm, like, laying out all the instruments in the song, like, how I would loop it. "

" 'Free Mind' was a song written over a couple of years. It was pretty much three different songs that I couldn't figure out how to put together - until one day, when I was in the studio, it kind of just fell into place. "

" I've played music that's terrible in the past, and not everyone likes you, which is fine. "

" I've been living a healthier life and, therefore, writing healthier music. "

" I started getting RSI in my wrists and my elbow from playing really hard, so I started looping. "

" I'm just all for equal rights and stuff like that, but I'm not like one of those 'Yay empowerment' type of people. "

" If I'm in a good headspace, then it doesn't matter which direction things go. "

" Music is multi-dimensional: it's all in the feeling. Sometimes I feel like looping; sometimes I don't. Sometimes I want to strip it back, play instruments I've never played before. "

" I reckon I'd be probably, like, in the gutter somewhere if I didn't have music. "

" I chose busking because I didn't want to be working for someone else. I wanted to work as I am. I feel like you ultimately do have a choice if you have your vision. So, I had a vision forever that I was going to play music. And there was no stopping that. "

" I've got to deal with some stuff in my mind that's pretty scary. "

" Pretty much everybody loves music. Like, there are those weird people that don't like music, and I don't really understand that at all, to be honest. "

" I love the fact that there are so many people who have come to appreciate what I'm doing. That is just the best feeling in the world. "

" I never necessarily played the music I listen to. I've always liked a lot of soul, roots-reggae, alternative psych-rock, and I feel like, with age, that's kind of come. "

" I find it hard to settle into a normal, routine environment. "

" Music saved me from a really dark road. "

" It's like being in a trance, like I get this electric current through my fingertips. Sometimes I shake. People say I look like Hendrix when I'm about to rip a solo because I move my shoulders like he does and do the chewing. "

" I construct myself and do things how I want to do them, because your artistry is a very precious thing - it's ultimately your whole life if you want it to be. "

" Music is the embodiment of my soul. When I play, I'm not performing a song: I'm becoming it. "

" I'm actually a massive dork; people just don't know that. "

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" You only have one thing in your mind, and that is your mind; once that's gone, your whole reality is distorted. "

" It would be arrogant to come to music only thinking about success. "

" I have a little pocket journal. I just put the pen on the paper and just go. "

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" I learnt everything to do with music in my own time. "

" I don't busk any more because it's gotten too dangerous. "

" I have learnt my boundaries and what I need to do to preserve my energy and not give out too much of myself every night. "