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" When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won't come. "

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" I like to try to keep my music happy because it can make other people happy. And that's the way I feel when I listen to Avicii's songs. I get happy because his melodies are so happy. "

Kygo

Music

Happy

Listen

" It was the fans sharing my music around that started it all for me. "

" When I started making my tracks in the style that people call tropical house, I didn't do it on purpose to make it sound tropical. I made whatever I felt sounded good. I just wanted to make my own thing, and then suddenly people started calling it tropical ... I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably a good name for it.' "

" It's kind of hard when you're on the road all the time, from one show to the next, from one hotel room to the next hotel room, it's kind of hard to think about everything. "

" I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself. "

" If I never showed my face, it would kind of be easier. "

" I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. "

Kygo

Prize

Concert

" I don't really know too many designers. I like a lot of what Kanye West has done with Yeezy, but I think it's a bit too, how you say, elevated; it's a little bit too special. Like he's trying to make something that's kind of a little bit too cool sometimes. "

" When I'm on the road and it's super stressful, it definitely affects my music. When I'm hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend and things are good in my life, then it's better. "

" SiriusXM has had my back ever since day one when I was making remixes in my dorm room at university, and it means a lot that they're supporting my music as I prepare to release my debut album, 'Cloud Nine.' "

" I started taking piano lessons from the age of six years old. It's such an essential part of what I do in the production process. I wouldn't be Kygo today without those piano lessons. "

" I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things. "

" Avicii's melodies were so simple and cool, and they were actually similar to the melodies I played on piano. I thought if I could teach myself how to produce and get those melodies out of my head and into the computer, maybe I could make some cool music, too. "

" I want to be known simply as a producer who makes music. "

" Making music all the time was my dream. "

" My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today. "

Kygo

Growing Up

" I've got a great team around me with my family, manager and label, and we've all worked hard together to make things happen. "

" People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs. "

" I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved. "

" I'm so happy people have enjoyed listening to my tracks. "

" I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career. "

" Sometimes I can sit at my computer and find a cool sound, or a new synth patch, and get super-inspired by that and make a track based on that sound. But the piano is where I find the inspiration and come up with the melody. "

" There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible! "

" A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano. "

" What I really enjoy and what I do in the studio is play keyboard. "

" Lemaitre has been one of my inspirations ever since I started making music. "

" There's nothing like playing at home. "

Kygo

Home

Playing

" I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed. "

" I called it 'Cloud 9' because that's the place I want to take people when they are listening to my music. It's also where I am when I make music. "

" I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them. "

Kygo

Fans

Thankful