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" Meditation is a really powerful tool I have for life now. The only reason I know about it is because I was stressing about writing and a friend taught me it. It's been useful. "

Flume

Writing

Friend

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" The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic. "

" Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical. "

" I did a few DJ gigs at empty clubs, sort of as a warm-up set before Flume was a thing. I did one when I got big enough, and I had five friends come down, and they were the only ones dancing. That was one of my earliest ones. I was super nervous. "

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Big

Friends

" I feel like I need to continuously keep evolving and moving. "

Flume

Moving

Need

" I was delivering papers when I was, like, 10 or 11, and I'd always daydream about being an artist as a full-time thing. "

Flume

Daydream

Always

" For me, one of the downfalls of electronic music is that it can feel a little soulless or robotic. "

" I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement. "

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Myself

Grandiose

" I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person. "

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Morning

Person

" Everyone can write their melodies and chords and pianos and guitars, but what hasn't been discovered yet are tones and textures, and that's very exciting. Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. "

" I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds. "

" With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise. "

" I feel like the first record was really finding my feet, figuring out what music I wanted to make... Now that I've done that, I feel like I've got a much clearer idea of what I want to sound like and what I want to discover. It's exciting. "

" I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple. "

" I'm always really curious about, you know, 'How do you deal with success psychologically?' and all this stuff. "

" I'm not thinking about the next record really yet. I kind of want to do a bunch of stuff with Jonathan Zawada, the guy who did the album art. I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record. "

" To me it's all about textures, and that's the side of music that I'm finding really exciting. I feel like it's one of the only parts of music that mankind hasn't fully discovered yet. "

" I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do. "

" Often, when I work with a vocalist, I like to focus on the melodies first. "

Flume

First

Melodies

" I just want to write another record that's as good or better than the one I've already made. That's my main goal, to follow up stronger than before. "

" I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?' "

" I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible. "

" Australia is so influenced by America. It's kind of in-between the U.K. and the States. "

" I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively. "

" It's always the first 10,000 SoundCloud listens; that was definitely a big moment, seeing the online stuff grow and crowds grow. "

" I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record... We'll see. "

" I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow. "

" I find that if I interact more, the crowd gets way more into the music. We also have a full live show happening, and I have lighting crew that travels around with me. We've got this Infinity Prism thing, which is lots of fun. It's an optical illusion device that we carry around. "

Flume

Find

Music

" I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try. "

" I've been listening to a lot of music by Arca. "

" I wanna make weird stuff. "