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" The 'Remnants' EP was the first time I got to really explore myself as a producer, and I got the insane idea of doing it on my own in my future career. "

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" I got my first laptop, what I learned to do everything on, when I was 17 or 18, and I had no idea what I was doing. I'd only ever produced on an 8-track before. When I was about 13 and writing songs, I would write on that. It would literally be eight tracks, and that's all I had. "

" I wish I was a prolific writing wondrous boy genius - I wish I was Stevie Wonder - but I wasn't. I was me. I wrote terrible songs about girls I was head-over-heels about. As soon as a pretty girl looks at me, that's it - I'm in love, and I should probably write a song about it! "

" I grew up with parents who really encouraged me to listen to as much music as I could. "

" I got to a point when I was 20 that I dropped out of university because I felt I didn't have any purpose, and I wanted to find a fire in me. "

" I've purposely made my music to be challenging and different. There's some electronics, R&B, blues, Motown, country, jazz and lots of soul. "

" I didn't do myself any favours. I would be resentful of my own ideas even before I'd said them out loud. But music was always the most consistent and peaceful thing for me. So I taught myself to be my harshest critic rather than just a mean voice in the back of my head. "

" I would sing around the house, and I would always play on things just because instruments were always there, but I didn't show any genius as a child. I wasn't a prodigy or anything like that. "

" I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me for more than just what I was showing off for. "

" With the BBC Sound list, it's just humbling even being put aside those other musicians - people like Alicia Kava, who I am a huge fan of. "

" The thing that was most constant when I was growing up was just complete support and adoration from my parents. "

" I genre-hop quite a lot. I love manipulating genre and deconstructing it and making it irrelevant. Genreless music is great because it means you get to write in any genre that you like. "

" I've always found myself to be most free and creatively open when I'm on my own. "

" My mission is to just keep creating music. If it helps people in some way, then I'm doing the right thing. "

Doing The Right Thing

" The most important thing for me is to have as much control over what's going on in front of me as I possibly can, so because of that, I don't play to a click track, and I don't have anything on the grid. Everything is triggered by me. Everything is played by me. Everything is within my control. "

" I don't listen to much music on the go because I tend either to be writing my own music or wanting a break from the music around me. "

" The best music is the music which brings out something of you that you didn't know was there before, or you did know was there but had avoided. "

" For me, creating music is just as relaxing as sitting down and doing nothing. "

" I like making sounds and putting it together, I'm not just a singer or a producer. "

" I get inspired by the sounds that evoke an emotion from me. That's what I am drawn to; that's what turns me on. "

" With every milestone that I've come across, there's always been a little note at the bottom that's said, 'Don't worry, there's another milestone coming up.' "

" Performing outside is always kind of strange. Usually, you can't hear something, whether it's your voice or instrument, but it's a fun challenge. "

" Festivals are the best because you can't control anything, and for a control freak like me, that's a wonderful experience. "

" I find myself working ten steps ahead of where I actually am on my laptop or keyboard, but I know what the ten steps are. I just haven't got to them yet. "

" My mum would play Stevie Wonder around the house, and I remember just loving the songs and feeling so blown away by how much was going on. "