I made a rule for myself in my early 20s not to become a record collector in the sense that I reference all my old records. I can't live like that. I'd just be trapped in comparison, trying to emulate something, so I made a rule to just buy what I need, just the records I need.
People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic.
It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.
I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat.
Failure comes when we don't get back up and try again.