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Even if you have a big tune, live crowds can get sick of it. It's not just about the song but also the staying power and if people have connected with it in a certain way. I know that the tracks I put more emotion and depth into are the ones that have the staying power in clubs.

~Calvin Harris

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I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well.

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When I'm a bit sad, I often go for a drive in the country, quite fast with my music up.

~Calvin Harris

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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.

~Calvin Harris

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From the age of 14 to about 20, I bombarded record companies and DJs with my demos. I was desperate to get it out there. Most of the time, I got nothing back.

~Calvin Harris

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Sometimes, it's better to stop thinking and trust your instincts. That's what I used to do when I first started making music, but as time goes on, you can sometimes over-intellectualise things.

~Calvin Harris

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I'm not good at interviews, I'm not good at dancing, I'm not good at looking like I'm having fun. I never will be, I don't think. Unless I go to a life coach.

~Calvin Harris

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In Britain, you know there are people waiting to tear your stuff apart, so it's important for me to know that my music has subtleties and depth to it.

~Calvin Harris

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I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not that good.

~Calvin Harris

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There's only so much you can do with a male voice in dance music.

~Calvin Harris

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: January 17th, 1984

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