I think a lot of times people from the traditional DJing world think I'm trying to come up with an ultimate dance mix. That's not really what I'm doing. I'm trying to make something a little bit progressive and challenging.

When I would play pop music at underground shows, it was offensive to some people. I wasn't doing it to piss people off: I just didn't believe in those strong divisions that you're supposed to listen to this or that.

The goal of the work is always for it to come across as original material, as transformative material.

I can't wait to wake up in the morning and listen to music in order to try to find something to work with.

I think a lot of times people from the traditional DJing world think I'm trying to come up with an ultimate dance mix. That's not really what I'm doing. I'm trying to make something a little bit progressive and challenging.

It's hard to play a laptop in the midst of band and have people want to buy your t-shirts and CD's.

It's hard enough to get things to work in a musical way.