I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

Alex [Da Kid] does have diversity, not just in what he produces, but what he hears. He has this knack for finding talented people.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way.

It's very easy to fall back unto my old ways when I'm working a lot. It's important for me to continue to find solitude and peace in nature and escape the city and the industry as much as possible. That's where I reconnect and remind myself what I learned in that time in the woods when I was isolated and I recharge myself. If I don't have that, it would be really easy for me to fall apart again.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful.