Kaytranada

“I'm my own stylist. Always! I don't wanna hire someone to chose what I should wear. At the same time, I do always wanna wear some crazy clothes.”

“I've always wanted to produce a whole album for an artist.”

“I always say I want creative control. A lot of people don't think about that. And that's what every artist should think of - being creative and not just a puppet.”

“Nando's - boom! That's what I'm thinking of whenever I'm in London. I go there every time.”

“I suck at video games.”

“I've always wanted to push someone who's not really known but has mad talent. I don't know if I'm going to do a publishing company or a record label, but I'm interested in pushing artists in any sense.”

“I don't feel like a live set even seems super real for an electronic act like me. It's not really that entertaining. I've seen a lot of my favourite acts take it to a new level with a live band and stuff, which is amazing, but for me, a live set would be boring to watch.”

“It's easier to collaborate with instrumentalists than singers; they know exactly the sound that I need.”

“I don't have much of a wish list, but I'm dying to work with Erykah Badu. That's pretty much my dream collaboration.”

“I felt like there were two people inside me. I was trying to be somebody I was not, and I was frustrated that people didn't know who I was.”

“I'm from the suburbs, really, so I actually didn't go to Montreal until I was, like, 19. I wasn't allowed to go to the city at night or really be in the scene with other producers. It was hard for my parents to understand what I was trying to do as an artist, but it didn't stop me. They eventually saw that it wasn't a joke.”

“'99.9%' is the end product of years and years of me going through multiple styles and interests.”

“I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build your fan base first, and follow your gut.”

“I love the London vibe. I get so much love from London that I never had from other places. It's crazy. The people there understand music so much more.”

“The way I picked the tracks for '99.9%' was based on the feeling of, 'Is this going to be a hit?' I wanted songs that people would immediately hear and remember.”

“I don't think about doing new. I just do it.”

“I'm always home, doing nothing, making beats, and watching movies.”

“When I make a good beat, I'm possessed. I'm not on earth!”

“Some people say I make hip-hop. Others see me as doing EDM. Some people might look at me as a trap artist, but I'm not really stuck to any of those.”

“The DJ thing is just a way for me to perform my songs in public. It put me on the map, and a lot of people discovered me because of my DJing and later found out that I made beats.”