I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that's where I got my first taste for music.

I've always been a producer - that's how I see myself first. The DJing came second as a way for me to be able to perform.

There's always so much music around me now, it seems like everything has to be something with music, so in my spare time I try not to listen to anything. It's so hard for me to listen to something without trying to see a benefit in it: "Maybe I'll make my own version of that track or maybe I'll do this or that." When I'm off I just don't want to hear anything.

When I started working on electronic music, that was after the rave period. I haven't even seen that part of it that much.

Obviously there is stuff that I wouldn't play in a club that I play at festivals, and vice-versa, but my sets are still dominated largely by my own music. I think that's what makes me stand out a bit. My music is also festival- and club-friendly, so it generally works out well.

I love DJing, I do. I love everything that comes with it; it's fun and it's kind of glamorous.

I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour.