I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook—what I want the track to be about melodically—and then I’ll build everything else around that. But growing up, I did not play any instruments.

I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook—what I want the track to be about melodically—and then I’ll build everything else around that. But growing up, I did not play any instruments.

My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

I travel with a bunch of battery packs because I don't always have time to charge my phone at the hotel room when I'm traveling. I always change them, so I never run out of battery.

I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.

Dance music is like a virus, it has affected so many different genres.

It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies.