Right now, musically I'm inspired by everyday people.
Right now, musically I'm inspired by everyday people.
I answer questions the best I can.
I answer questions the best I can.
I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style m...
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I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style mansion, like his idea of it.
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David Bowie was a true innovator, a true creative. May he rest in peace.
David Bowie was a true innovator, a true creative. May he rest in peace.
The keyboard is my journal.
The keyboard is my journal.
I think all music is a gift from God.
I think all music is a gift from God.
I like the world.
I like the world.
You sort of have to become what you're wearing.
You sort of have to become what you're wearing.
For me, nothing is given.
For me, nothing is given.
I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.
I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.
Everything that we experience every day leaves a long-lasting impression.
Everything that we experience every day leaves a long-lasting impression.
The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys.
The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys.
The people have allowed me to - they've respected my choice of wanting to be like, a little, you kno...
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The people have allowed me to - they've respected my choice of wanting to be like, a little, you know, a baby alchemist, and just trying to mix different cultures together and things that I think are interesting.
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I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.
I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.
When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.
When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.
I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprisi...
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I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprising how my ideas end up lost in translation.
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I'm like most people. We just concentrate on the present. I live right where the film is going throu...
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I'm like most people. We just concentrate on the present. I live right where the film is going through the film projector and it hits the light.
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I love making music, though. I love playing.
I love making music, though. I love playing.
You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the...
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You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the keyboard.
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My style hero was Batman. Now it's Tony Stark.
My style hero was Batman. Now it's Tony Stark.
There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is som...
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There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is something that the world knows about.
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I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.
I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.
When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear.
When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear.
I'm a fan of music, first and foremost. So I do things from the perspective of a fan.
I'm a fan of music, first and foremost. So I do things from the perspective of a fan.
I am overly ambitious, because I realize it can be done.
I am overly ambitious, because I realize it can be done.
I think music follows the trends of the collective conscious.
I think music follows the trends of the collective conscious.
Music is all of a sudden much more colorful.
Music is all of a sudden much more colorful.
Some people say there's nothing new under the sun. I still think that there's room to create, you kn...
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Some people say there's nothing new under the sun. I still think that there's room to create, you know. And intuition doesn't necessarily come from under this sun. It comes from within.
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I love what I do, I love my job.
I love what I do, I love my job.
I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from t...
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I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from the pool of weirdoes.
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I only entertain very close friends.
I only entertain very close friends.
Fashion is more about feel than science.
Fashion is more about feel than science.
My ideal travel companions are my family.
My ideal travel companions are my family.
So when I'm playing, I'm sort of painting a feeling in the air.
So when I'm playing, I'm sort of painting a feeling in the air.
I don't want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I'm 70.
I don't want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I'm 70.
When I'm in the mood for room service, my favorite order is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
When I'm in the mood for room service, my favorite order is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
You don't know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing. It...
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You don't know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing. It's up to the people to agree with you or disagree with you, and you'll know in their reaction.
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You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.
You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.
Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to con...
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Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that.
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The more I can make a person comfortable in their environment by taking my ego's hat off and leaving...
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The more I can make a person comfortable in their environment by taking my ego's hat off and leaving it at the door, then they can dive deep within themselves and we can pull out something interesting that people have never heard before. It's the stuff that's - that no one's ever heard before is really interesting.
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I don't know about style mistakes.
I don't know about style mistakes.
Lyrically, I could be so much sharper. Melodically, I could be so much stickier. Musically, I could ...
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Lyrically, I could be so much sharper. Melodically, I could be so much stickier. Musically, I could have so much more texture. So I'm constantly doing that, trying to find new ways to mix things up.
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You can't get anything done hanging out all day long.
You can't get anything done hanging out all day long.
I like anything sweet.
I like anything sweet.
I just happen to admire everyone that we work with.
I just happen to admire everyone that we work with.
My favorite Dominican dish to indulge in is anything with crab.
My favorite Dominican dish to indulge in is anything with crab.
I'm a producer. I'm a musician. And my job is to come in and, you know, put - you know, I treat all ...
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I'm a producer. I'm a musician. And my job is to come in and, you know, put - you know, I treat all of the artists that I work with, like, you know, the way da Vinci was looking at Mona Lisa, you know, there's an interesting backdrop.
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I'm always consciously trying to make what I feel is missing.
I'm always consciously trying to make what I feel is missing.
Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being tr...
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Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being true blue to that, it usually shows.
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The simplest way to say it is that I think we're all dealt these cards in life, but the cards in and...
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The simplest way to say it is that I think we're all dealt these cards in life, but the cards in and of themselves don't read one way or the other. It's up to you to home in and cultivate whatever you've got in your hand.
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Most of the time, I see what I see, I search my feelings, and then I make my decisions based on my g...
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Most of the time, I see what I see, I search my feelings, and then I make my decisions based on my gut - and I don't always make the right ones.
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I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.
I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.
Living your life 40 floors up, looking out every day on ocean and skies, you see the world from a di...
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Living your life 40 floors up, looking out every day on ocean and skies, you see the world from a different point of view. It's like living in a very interesting fishbowl, but since no one can see up here, it's like a fishbowl with a limo tint.
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I can't say what I'm going to wear all the time. The minute that I say that, then there's something ...
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I can't say what I'm going to wear all the time. The minute that I say that, then there's something in me that tips off and then I need to break out of that.
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The element of harmony is super important.
The element of harmony is super important.
I like to browse and just hang in bookstores.
I like to browse and just hang in bookstores.
When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.
When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.
I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.
I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.
I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great.
I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great.
There shouldn't be anything absolute, except physics.
There shouldn't be anything absolute, except physics.
Entrepreneur just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that yo...
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Entrepreneur just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that you're blazing your own path.
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Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of day it is...
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Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of day it is: I love that about him. He just marches to the beat of his own drum.
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I love playing. The keyboard is my journal.
I love playing. The keyboard is my journal.
I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don't want to grow up.
I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don't want to grow up.
Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquel...
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Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did.
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I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to ...
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I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to learn.
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