I want the material I make to be mine; that's always the goal of the record and of the show.

Anytime there is any lyrical meaning or combination in my mixes, it's very blatant. I'm not trying to make any statement or anything like that.

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

A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.

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.

People see me on stage and sometimes they think, "Who's this hotdog thinking that he's the best." They miss the point that what I'm doing now comes from a whole different world of doing it for no one with nobody caring.

I am ultimately comfortable with what I'm sampling.