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" The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid. "

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

" People always say when they meet me that I'm not what they expect. I assume they think I'm this super dark and depressing guy, but I like to channel all of those emotions into my work. "

" '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. "

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

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

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

" I wish I could make music about politics. I feel like it's such an art and a talent that I admire tremendously, but when I step into the studio, I step out of the real world, and it's therapeutic. "

" The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don't know his past; you just know what his plans are. "

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

" I've had sleep paralysis. "

" I mean... in life... what relationship is easy? "

" All I do is make music. "

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

" In the beginning, I was very insecure. I hated how I looked in pictures. "

" 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 feel like everything we do comes down to how it looks. Even no branding is branding. For example, you had no face or image to put to my music at first. That was branding. "

" Literally wrote 'Starboy' in 30 minutes. "

" '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 wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous. "

" For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece that men wear every day, and it's something that I would wear for any occasion, whether it's on the street or going to an awards ceremony. "

" I didn't have a father figure in the house. "

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated. "