I was really into hip-hop as a teenager. I dressed up like Tupac with baggy jeans and a dodgy bandanna around my head. I was pretty confused at that time.

I've been making music ever since, but it was never something I thought I could make any money doing.

I understand people have to go to work and earn money and bring up kids, but I always thought, "Why can't I just do what I want to do?"

I just got really desperate to pay rent. It was weird, man. I had to wrestle a fake pussy off a crack head once.

I didn't have any intention of releasing any of the tracks I made.

I got fired once for putting like a packet of biscuits through a fan - I was really bored.

There's just so much stuff that sounds like Flying Lotus now - I really like what he does, but I don't want to be like him. The new stuff is more experimental.