People always tell me I'm the complete opposite of Chief Keef and act like I'm supposed to stop him from making his music. But I like Chief Keef, so it's always super awkward. I just make music I like.
I do think Australians as a rule have a very good sensibility to them, and I think most people, if they were given the option, wouldn't choose to rip off a filmmaker or an artist - I don't think its part of the Australian psyche.
If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas.
Worship the music, not the musicians.
You need a place to work that works for you, and you need people to understand that when you are writing, you are doing a rarefied type of brain surgery and therefore should not be subject to a million random interruptions.
I don't put my nose up at anything if the material is good.
I have always maintained that the audience should take a call on this. Its up to them to decide whether they want to see a pirated version or not. They should understand the effort and amount of hard work that go into a film.
The Malayalam industry is down to earth and instantly recognizes talent.
I enjoy my own songs, but I can never love them in the way that I can love someone else's song.
But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.
In all honesty, we don't know what's in the hearts of other men. All I know is that I respect comedy and I know comedy. I would never, ever, ever take somebody else's joke.
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
