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.

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

I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not that good at writing lyrics. I bounce those back and forth with songwriters or someone who can sing.

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

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.

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