My dad's been one of those dads who loves showing newspaper articles to the neighbors.

I always like to borrow bits and pieces of things. There's a line between jumping on something that's happening and incorporating bits and pieces of it into my work.

My dad's been one of those dads who loves showing newspaper articles to the neighbors.

The whole point of doing the pay what you want is to be reasonable with the fans.

You can feel a little vulnerable when you see people tearing you apart on the internet or saying, "It's the end of music." "This guy is a total hack." I've read it all. But at the same time, even though I feel a little vulnerable with that, I do feel comfortable.

With rap music, there are billions and billions of samples that are uncleared that people have never been bothered about on an underground level.

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.