There's always haters, no matter what you're doing - whether they're complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it's too different.

House music originated in America, and it has always been around, but I guess it just got a tighter hold on Europe and other parts of the world.

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

I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and I trust my own judgement with what will work with a wider audience. If you compare yourself to the charts, you lose perspective on what you're doing and why you're doing it.

I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

When I started out, I was Avici with one i. But on MySpace, that name was taken.

Life's a game made for everyone, and love is the prize.