Quotes from Kygo

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.

When I started making my tracks in the style that people call tropical house, I didn't do it on purpose to make it sound tropical. I made whatever I felt sounded good. I just wanted to make my own thing, and then suddenly people started calling it tropical ... I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably a good name for it.'

I really like melodies.

I just wanted to make melodies. I started trying to do my own thing and let the melodies make the genre themselves.

I get into a zone where I'm really in my own world when I make music.

I think people were looking for something new in the EDM scene and found it in my music.

I like to try to keep my music happy because it can make other people happy. And that's the way I feel when I listen to Avicii's songs. I get happy because his melodies are so happy.

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.

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.

I get a lot of demos sent my way, and I listen to them, and sometimes they just have something very special.

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.

It's a cool feeling to see how far my music has been spreading.

I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage.

When I get up there, maybe I'm nervous for the first song, but then I get into it. It's a lot of fun to stand up there. I always enjoy the moment when I'm actually standing on stage. When I'm done, I'm like, 'Oh, I want to play one more song.'

I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things.

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.'

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.

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

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.

I really like streaming services. It's a great way for people to find your music.

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.

People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.

There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible!

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