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I like to blur the line between remix and cover version and new song.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Between Blur Cover Like Line New Remix Song Version

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I'm always weary of connotations. I don't want people to listen to the music I make presently because they liked my previous work, or to dismiss it because they didn't. I'm guilty of this as well - having preconceptions about other artists - but it's stupid because all music exists on its own and should be listened to with a clear head.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: About Always Artists Because Clear Dismiss Exists Guilty Having Head Liked Listen Listened Make Music Other Own People Preconceptions Previous Should Stupid Want Weary Well Work

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The way it works for me is my sight and sound senses are combined. Every sound I associate with a color and every color I associate with a sound... The way I see things is constant streamers across the room, bouncing off from every touch and every sound. Over the years, I've learned what color palates I love most.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Across Associate Bouncing Color Combined Constant Every Learned Love Me Most Off Over Room See Senses Sight Sound Things Touch Way Works Years I See I Love

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Yeah, I associate every sound with a color and vice versa.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Associate Color Every Sound Versa Vice Vice Versa Yeah

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Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Bass Cello Drums First Instrument Live Never Piano Play Recorder Saxophone Them Then Violin

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Some people say I do it too much, but I'm always asking the artist questions. Sometimes - especially with new artists - you can see they're compromising in their mind. You see that look when they're listening to a vocal take and there's hesitation. And I'll be like, 'Are you sure you don't want to do this again?'

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Again Always Artist Artists Asking Compromising Hesitation Like Listening Look Mind Much New People People Say Questions Say See Some Some People Sometimes Sure Take Too Too Much Vocal Want You

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Every day there's a lot of things I block out, because if I start visualising things, I tend to go completely insane. I've always had anxiety issues, and it can totally overwhelm me and suck me under if I'm not keeping focused. I just think and think until I have a panic attack, and then it dies down.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Always Anxiety Attack Because Block Day Dies Down Every Every Day Focused Go Had Insane Issues Just Keeping Lot Me Out Overwhelm Panic Start Suck Tend Then Things Think Totally Until

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I know a lot of people feel like they get eaten alive by New York, but I feel it more as a father figure or something - this huge presence watching over me. I definitely feel better and work freer here.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Alive Better Definitely Eaten Father Father Figure Feel Figure Freer Get Here Huge Know Like Lot Me More New New York Over People Presence Something Watching Work York I Feel

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Everything I do, I build a kind of confidence net - 'I'm able to execute this; it's fine.'

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Able Build Confidence Everything Execute Fine Kind Net

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I was 13 years old at music school talking to my teacher. I can't quite remember what it was I was trying to describe, but I do remember my music teacher saying to me, 'Do you have synesthesia?' In hindsight, it seems a little presumptuous of her to think a little boy in Essex would know what synesthesia was.

~Dev Hynes

Topics: Boy Describe Her Hindsight Know Little Me Music Old Presumptuous Quite Remember Saying School Seems Talking Teacher Think Trying Would Years You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: December 23rd, 1985

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