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I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In…

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I tend to use different microphones, different mic techniques, and different recording mediums - like analogue tape - that evoke multiple eras of recorded…

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I think the music that speaks to me the most is music that is personal. And that's the music that I'm trying to make.

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I've always been very good at helping other people finish their songs.

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The most exciting songs to me are the unlikely hits, when you think, 'I love this, but why is it on the radio?'

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Even though I've been making electronic music since I was 14, it's hard for people to see you as a producer with a musical…

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It's always my mission to try to do something that hasn't been done before, whether that's musically, lyrically or in terms of mixing.

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There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like…

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The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced.

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Classical music can be catchy, so can African instrumental guitar music. It's not just pop songs that are catchy. Rhythms can be catchy, too.

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Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs.

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I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American.

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When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents moved from France to America.

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You want the personality of each performer - whether it's singing or bass or drums or piano - to be intact. In some ways…

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I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.

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