The smaller the instrument or more hidden it is such as electronics, the more esoteric it becomes and in my mind becomes boring watching someone go l….

Going back to the paradigm we live in, the only way to do music is if I can sustain living off of it. If I can't live off of it, I'm not going to be ….

I think there is going to be a large paradigm shift in a few years, and it could either be to a new age of enlightenment and unity and we'll be raise….

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out like, "How is this going to be mo….

To get large groups of people to dance, there needs to be something accessible about the music. The beat can't be too esoteric, but unless we're talk….

I think living in Baltimore and being a part of the community and trying to be part of as many communities as possible within the city, the best thin….

It's weird how people hate getting older..

For the last three years, I've been working on 'Bromst,' and that's all that encompassed my brain. And now that it's out, it will change the way that….

I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal..

I've since become really good at overwhelming myself..

It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time..

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time..

If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars, you're lazy..

Obviously, selling out is an issue but it's almost like an uncanny valley where you can be pretty unpopular for a while but you'll have die-hard fans….

It's hard not to sell out because once, you know, I grew up with working-class parents who definitely, definitely would be disappointed if I didn't t….

I think as this generation of electronic musicians goes on, popular electronic music will be more and more accepted. It's gonna get less confusing. Y….

Live performances make music important. Recording is cool and fun, and it's nice to document the thing you made, but the goal in my mind is to perfor….

The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active..

I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect..

I think the hardest part is figuring out what to say no to because the whole start of your career is just begging anybody to let you perform or to co….

I don't think there's anything wrong in being an entertainer because if at the end of the day people want to forget about their problems or to proces….