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“I think we're finally in a culture now where being gay is normalized.”

“The environment of San Francisco has so much history to it that I really appreciate. Musically, socially, and culturally. There's this new culture of people; it's a crazy place to be.”

“Computers are really patient. They can sit there all day. It's a totally different situation dealing with humans. They can be tired or overly excited.”

“I was surprised how supportive my family and friends were in my coming out, and it gave and still gives me hope.”

“I wanna take a step forward, and I also wanna make sure that step forward is the step that I want and that I'm not being pressured by life. You try and get better at doing something, and a lot of the time, it's because somebody told you that you needed to be better.”

“It is totally cool to be gay.”

“In this day and age, I really just don't want to sell people on something. I don't want to have to sell you sound. I don't like selling emotions. Or ideas. I just want to give you these ideas and inspire people.”

“I haven't written my favorite song yet, and I hope I never do.”

“No matter what happens with EDM, I would like to go to New Orleans and just play with one of those small funk bands in an intimate venue. How cool would it be to work with a band with those huge horn lines and produce all of that great funk that makes you just want to party?”

“I love looking out at a sea of people. It's mind-blowing. But I also like playing clubs.”

“The most important thing, to me is the intention of where things come from, like, why did you use it? What were the intentions of what you did? And if the intention is good, the intention is pure, then everything will turn out good.”

“You need to be able to communicate your feelings. We need to be able to do that to feel empowered.”

“Stay in school and band, kids! It had its nerdy moments, and I always felt like I wanted to do something more with it.”