I was making more electronic and synth-based music, and when I changed my name, it helped me grow and liberate myself a little bit.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together.
I realized that I wanted to get better in every way. As a person, as a friend, as a songwriter, as a musician, as an artist, record producer, you name it.
Music used to change people's minds - and it still changes mine.
My identity started developing through the songs I was writing.
Changing my name was traumatic for me.
People need to put my music in a perspective where they use other established artists from the past, and almost all the names I see related to my music are great musicians.
I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.
I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.
I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.
I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.