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" My artistry is my baby. "

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" I always want to approach records from where it feels very graspable. You know what the song's about, but it's presented to you in a way that's like, 'I never heard something like this before,' but it doesn't push you away. "

" I grew up on Dilla, Timbaland, Pharrell, all these drums that are super pocketed, so all those influences come out on a song like 'Ungrateful Eyes,' with all the crazy drum swing. "

" As long as I don't have to go back to the catering hall and wait tables anymore, I'm very happy. "

" My brother is 10 years older than me, so whatever he listened to is what I listened to, and it was all rap. "

" I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me. "

" I'm not afraid to have my music digestible by different ages. "

" I'm just a product of the '90s, to be honest. "

" I'm fascinated by Jesus and pray to him every day. "

" When you get a song placed with two of the top stars in the world, like Rihanna and Eminem, especially as a new writer, they're gonna take a huge chunk of your publishing. That's just the way the business is. I'm not complaining. "

" I don't view any of the hits I've ever written as the climax of my career. They're just minor stepping stones. "

" I wanna make music; that's all I wanna do. "

" If I can show people how vulnerable and how flawed I am, maybe others will relate. "

" You can't really force kids to like music. I'm a firm believer in an organic fan base. "

" I'm born and raised Long Island. Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Ben Gibbard - melody-driven guys... They shaped me, molded my music. "

" I just never really though you could or couldn't listen to a certain type of music. "

" I think honest lyrics help somebody say, 'I was struggling with this, but if Jon goes through that, too, and if Jon's telling me that his life isn't as good as it seems on his Instagram,' that helps somebody in their day to day. "

" The first 12 bars of 'Pre-Occupied' explains my entire career. "

" I have a fan base eager for more stuff. That makes me more than happy. I know I have an army behind me. "

" If I could be generous and move forward and spread my feelers business-wise and also creatively, that's the best position to put myself in. "

" Originally, 'The Monster' started out as this indie, Florence And The Machine, tribal-y, almost Spanish-esque dance record. "

" I was raised on 'TRL' and listened to every genre that sounded good to me, from Sum 41 to Jay Z to Band of Horses to J. Dilla to Deathcab for Cutie to Pharrell. "

" People can relate more to being honest about your problems, your insecurities, and the things that you find wrong with yourself. Because that's how we really are. "

" I used to work at a catering hall in Hauppauge. Anybody who works as a server in a catering hall, more power to you, but I wanted to make music. "

" When I want to get inspired, I'll put a Pixar movie on silent and listen to Nas. "

" People don't realize I make records eight or nine months before they come out. I'm directing the videos; I have a lot of work to do. I'm very involved in all that stuff creatively. "

" I came to the realization that I'm a child of God, and that's my identity. If this all goes tomorrow, I don't have the proverbial rug under me that can be pulled out. I'm taken care of, and there's someone who loves me. "

" Sometimes, people will fight over five, six percent, because if it's a smash record, that can mean a lot of money. I don't really care. "

" I was sick of waiting for people to jump on hooks for songs I produced. So I tried singing myself, and I haven't looked back. "

" At the end of the day, we want love, and we want to feel loved. "