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" Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own. "

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" Even though I've been putting out bodies of work for years, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' felt like the beginning. "

" '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. "

" The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music. "

" When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre. "

" I'm a studio rat. "

" I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends and making jokes. The jokes don't stop - literally, all day. "

" I want to be remembered as iconic and different. "

" Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere. "

" The Internet, man, is a beautiful thing. "

" My closet is like Bart Simpson's. "

" 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.' "

" For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good. "

" I'm mainstream. "

" My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all. "

" The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in. "

" For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude. "

" 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. "

" Let's be honest. Canada wasn't ever cool. "

" I have a good team. It's good to have a good team. "

" I want to make pop cool again, and the only way I can do that is by being ambitious and grand. "

" I didn't like the way I looked in pictures - when I saw myself on a digital camera, I was like, 'Eesh.' "

" The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment. "

" I feel like I'm changing pop culture. "

" The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me. "

" I'm the most boring person to talk to. "

" I usually don't like to 'spoon feed' my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. "

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

" '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. "

" We're all insecure, aren't we? I'm not walking around like I'm macho man or anything. "

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