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" Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do. "

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" 'Kiss Land' wasn't about what people wanted to hear on the radio. It was the state of mind I was in - introverted, like David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch.' You didn't know if you were hearing a chorus or a verse. It was just my thoughts. "

" I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything. "

" I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing. "

" 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. "

" 'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet. "

" I knew the second I finished the first record - 'House Of Balloons' - and had all this material leftover that a trilogy would be best. "

" Environment is very important to me. Sometimes I have to perform during the day for festivals, and my music does not work in the daytime. It is nighttime music. "

" If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared. "

" Music is like film to me. "

" When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me. "

" I'm a studio rat. "

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

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

" I was everything an R&B singer wasn't. I wasn't in shape. I wasn't a pretty boy. "

" It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish. "

" A chorus is not easy. "

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

" 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. "

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

" To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor. "

" When people meet me, they say that I'm really kind - contrary to a lot of my music. "

" Going home helps the content. "

" I was 14, and I fell in love with Pink Floyd. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" My closet is like Bart Simpson's. "