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.

When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then progressed into a lot of Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Laidback Luke.

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.

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

I have always been mainstream. It's so weird, because I don't see it as something negative at all. So many people see it as something negative.

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

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