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title: "3 Exists Quotes By Dev Hynes"
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> [If I like something, I then have to study every single aspect of it to find out if there's more things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/if-i-like-something-i-then-have-to-study-every-single-aspect-of-it-to/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/dev-hynes-19018_always_if-i-like-something-i-then-have-to-study_138506.jpg)

> [I'm always weary of connotations. I don't want people to listen to the music I make presently because they liked my previous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-m-always-weary-of-connotations-i-don-t-want-people-to-listen-to-the/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/dev-hynes-19018_about_i-m-always-weary-of-connotations-i-don-t_986287.jpg)

> [I don't really care about audio quality. If people saw some of the ways that I record stuff, they'd see I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-don-t-really-care-about-audio-quality-if-people-saw-some-of-the/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

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## Other authors on Exists

## More by Dev Hynes

> [I don't want to say I hate remixes, because I don't, but I hate what instantly comes to mind now when people say 'remixes.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-don-t-want-to-say-i-hate-remixes-because-i-don-t-but-i-hate-what/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I know a lot of people feel like they get eaten alive by New York, but I feel it more as a father figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-know-a-lot-of-people-feel-like-they-get-eaten-alive-by-new-york-but/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [If I like something, I then have to study every single aspect of it to find out if there's more things that I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/if-i-like-something-i-then-have-to-study-every-single-aspect-of-it-to/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [A lot of my friends were gay, so I was spat on on the bus daily, and I ended up in hospital a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/a-lot-of-my-friends-were-gay-so-i-was-spat-on-on-the-bus-daily-and-i/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I've been kind of listening to the composer Britten and his rendition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' The opening track is a choral section…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-ve-been-kind-of-listening-to-the-composer-britten-and-his-rendition/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I like to blur the line between remix and cover version and new song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-like-to-blur-the-line-between-remix-and-cover-version-and-new-song/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [The issue I had with the Lightspeed albums was that usually the main purpose with them was to fulfil really dorky musical goals, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/the-issue-i-had-with-the-lightspeed-albums-was-that-usually-the-main/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I'm pretty strict with videos, at least the imagery stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-m-pretty-strict-with-videos-at-least-the-imagery-stuff/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> ['Chamalkay' is an old Guyanese slang word. It means a 'young mischievous girl.' It's not derogatory, but it isn't over complimentary, either. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/chamalkay-is-an-old-guyanese-slang-word-it-means-a-young-mischievous/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [Yeah, I associate every sound with a color and vice versa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/yeah-i-associate-every-sound-with-a-color-and-vice-versa/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I'm always weary of connotations. I don't want people to listen to the music I make presently because they liked my previous work, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-m-always-weary-of-connotations-i-don-t-want-people-to-listen-to-the/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [I see no kind of reason to not just try everything. I mean, I feel like we all have such varied tastes, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/i-see-no-kind-of-reason-to-not-just-try-everything-i-mean-i-feel-like/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [Everything I do, I build a kind of confidence net - 'I'm able to execute this; it's fine.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/everything-i-do-i-build-a-kind-of-confidence-net-i-m-able-to-execute/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/cello-is-my-first-instrument-then-piano-drums-bass-violin-recorder/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

> [It's funny because I think, as a general rule, that people seem to think that if you do lots of different things over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/it-s-funny-because-i-think-as-a-general-rule-that-people-seem-to/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

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