Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

An important meeting point for me was realizing the similarity between a DJ set and a Grateful Dead set: I grew up listening to how the Dead would take a song and just jam on it, and then transition into another song.

I definitely don't want to play by myself. I don't relate to playing music that way. I like interacting with people.

The melody and the structure of a song always comes first for me, so the emotions behind it can sometimes be a challenge: What am I feeling about this song? Where did the melody come from? I want it to be heartfelt.

Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

It's too bad music can't be like movies. For me, playing music and listening to music and creating music is very environmental. It creates a certain environment; it sets a specific mood.

I think it's cool to give people encouragement.