Avicii quotes

Avicii was a Swedish musician, DJ, and record producer renowned for his contributions to electronic dance music. His chart-topping hits like "Wake Me Up" and "Levels" brought EDM into mainstream popularity worldwide. He left a lasting legacy on the music industry through his innovation and talent. Here are 31 of his quotes:

I'm a DJ. I get the party started.

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There's always haters, no matter what you're doing - whether they're complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it's too different.

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It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies.

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My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

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I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

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There's always so much music around me now, it seems like everything has to be something with music, so in my spare time I try not to listen to anything. It's so hard for me to listen to something without trying to see a benefit in it: "Maybe I'll make my own version of that track or maybe I'll do this or that." When I'm off I just don't want to hear anything.

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I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.

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When I started out, I was Avici with one i. But on MySpace, that name was taken.

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I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and I trust my own judgement with what will work with a wider audience. If you compare yourself to the charts, you lose perspective on what you're doing and why you're doing it.

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I have always been mainstream. It's so weird, because I don't see it as something negative at all. So many people see it as something negative.

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I make sure to use both Twitter and Facebook a lot which helps me connect to the fans.

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I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour.

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I love DJing, I do. I love everything that comes with it; it's fun and it's kind of glamorous.

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I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook-what I want the track to be about melodically-and then I'll build everything else around that. But growing up, I did not play any instruments.

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If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people. If you want a hit song, all you need to do is rewrite an old song. It might have been proven to work, but you won't be remembered the same way.

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I actually only started listening to house music around the time I started making it. I got hooked both to making music and to house music.

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I travel with a bunch of battery packs because I don't always have time to charge my phone at the hotel room when I'm traveling. I always change them, so I never run out of battery.

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I've always worn a lot of Ralph Lauren, and plaid shirts in general have been a signature piece for me. With plaid, you can look super-relaxed or you can look a bit dressed up.

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When I started working on electronic music, that was after the rave period. I haven't even seen that part of it that much.

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House music originated in America, and it has always been around, but I guess it just got a tighter hold on Europe and other parts of the world.

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I always used to travel without a passport case, and because of it I think I'm four passports in. I bought this small Tumi case to protect my new one, and it works really well, not just for protecting it but also for keeping credit cards and small stuff. I just throw it in my bag when I'm traveling, as opposed to stuffed in my pocket.

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When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then progressed into a lot of Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Laidback Luke.

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