My main thing is constantly looking forward and trying to make music that I couldn't have made at any other time.

Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you, and subverting it and decontextualizing it.

I couldn't make a real drum'n'bass or dubstep record to save my life. But I can be influenced by them in small ways.

I always managed to fly a bit below the radar, but high enough to avoid colliding into anything.

The conventional wisdom of fandom is that you must give your fans anything they want. But I've never felt that that's a healthy attitude - and that comes from being a Star Wars fan.

My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people.

Everything right now tends to be the same and very aggressive, and I think people are getting a little burned out on it.