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" I've grown accustomed to hotels and drastic climate change. "

" 'House of Balloons' was special because I had no deadlines, and nobody knew me, so there were no expectations. Spent a year making it perfect. Every song had at least, like, 7 different versions to them before picking the right one. "

" My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway. "

Michael Jackson

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

" 'Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song. "

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

" You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking. "

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

" All of my music is honest. "

" I get naturally uncomfortable when I'm put under a magnifying glass. "

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

" My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure. "

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

" I don't believe in icons. "

" 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 feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids. "

" I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like 'Secrets' and 'Rockin',' almost like Toni Braxton. On 'Secrets,' I'm a different person. "

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" I wanted to drop three albums in a year because no one had done it. It was bold, unheard of. "

" I make good music for long journeys. "

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

" From when I was born to when I was 21, I never left Toronto. That's why I'm such a city cat. "

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

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