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I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ.

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Myself, DJ, More, Musician

While I was born in Singapore, I didn't actually grow up here. So I don't remember all that much.

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Grow, Here, I Was Born, Singapore

I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage.

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Stage, Like, Bringing, Keyboards

When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly.

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I Am, Play, Piano, I Am Back

I started studying business and finance in Edinburgh as a backup plan. I was still making music many hours a day, and when I was at university, the electronic music boom started really taking off globally.

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Making, Hours, Still, Backup

The difference between doing a remix and an original track is that when you do a remix, you obviously already have the original track as a starting point. But with the originals you start from scratch.

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Start, Doing, Original, Scratch

I'd love to work with some of the people I've remixed for - Ed Sheeran or Chris Martin or The Weeknd. But it's not just big names like these guys that I want to collaborate with.

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Love, Big, Some, Collaborate

I always knew I wanted to create original material, and after having meetings with all sorts of record labels, I decided that Sony was the right place to do it. They knew what I wanted to make and gave me the freedom to express myself.

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Freedom, Express, Decided, Sony

Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.

- Kygo

Them, Inspirations, Billy, Elton

When I look for people to work with, I'm just looking for talented people.

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Work, Talented People, Just Looking

I don't really know too many designers. I like a lot of what Kanye West has done with Yeezy, but I think it's a bit too, how you say, elevated; it's a little bit too special. Like he's trying to make something that's kind of a little bit too cool sometimes.

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Sometimes, I Think, Bit, Elevated

SiriusXM has had my back ever since day one when I was making remixes in my dorm room at university, and it means a lot that they're supporting my music as I prepare to release my debut album, 'Cloud Nine.'

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Prepare, University, Nine, Dorm

When I go into a store and find a T-shirt that's well-designed with a great fabric but the fit is all wrong, the T-shirt is ruined for me.

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Great, Go, Store, Ruined

Edinburgh has a similar climate to Bergen - it's very rainy and grey. There were a lot of days I'd sit inside in front of the computer, make music, and dream about summer - instead of the rainy reality outside.

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Very, Similar, About, Edinburgh

Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.

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Good Place, Made, Started, Edinburgh

2015 has been a crazy year for me, and Spotify have supported me right from the start. It's an honour to be their Breakout Artist of the year, and I'm super excited to see what we can do together in 2016!

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Year, Been, Honour, Breakout

I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.

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Goal, Think, I Think, Broader

I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.

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Happy, Like, Songs, Vibes

The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my career, and it will be the biggest performance of my life.

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My Life, Career, Olympic, Ceremony

I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on 'Firestone', Parson James with 'Stole the Show,' and Will Heard on 'Nothing Left.'

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Love, Will, James, Stole

I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself.

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Like, Very, Regular People, Regular

When I'm on the road and it's super stressful, it definitely affects my music. When I'm hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend and things are good in my life, then it's better.

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My Life, Affects, Then, Stressful

I hate being put in a box labelled 'tropical house.'

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Hate, Box, Tropical, Labelled

When I make a song, I'm really happy. It's an indescribable feeling.

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Happy, Song, Feeling, Indescribable

My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today.

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Melodies, Put, Onto, Biggest Influence

I started taking piano lessons from the age of six years old. It's such an essential part of what I do in the production process. I wouldn't be Kygo today without those piano lessons.

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Process, Six, Piano Lessons, Lessons

I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved.

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Cool, Launch, New, Working Together

I guess the biggest thing I had to get used to was people staring. At first it was like, 'Am I wearing something odd? Is there something on my face?' It was kind of weird because when I go to the grocery store, people, they're not necessarily coming up to me asking for a photo, they just... look at me.

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Asking, Used, Had, Staring

Sometimes I can sit at my computer and find a cool sound, or a new synth patch, and get super-inspired by that and make a track based on that sound. But the piano is where I find the inspiration and come up with the melody.

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New, Sometimes, Based, Patch

I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day.

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Song, Mood, Like, Hear

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