I approach every single thing I do as a fan. It's the only way I can do things. That way, I never let myself down. Dev Hynes More Quotes by Dev Hynes More Quotes From Dev Hynes Personally, I always just want people to enjoy themselves and experience something that they wouldn't normally experience. Dev Hynes enjoy want people I see no kind of reason to not just try everything. I mean, I feel like we all have such varied tastes, and to not just try our tastes is a crime. Dev Hynes taste trying mean I try to take it as it comes. I'm constantly trying to please myself. That's why I've basically realised now, that nothing else in the world matters at all, just please yourself and the people you love and that's it. Dev Hynes trying people world Out of all the weird things out of the tour, the weirdest thing for me is singing every day. Dev Hynes singing I avoid falling into a trap of doing work solely to impress people. I always ask myself, "What don't I ever see?" Dev Hynes traps people fall Radio voices have a solid, even texture. Dev Hynes texture radio voice Having to sing makes me feel like a singer. And I don't view myself as a singer, but I guess I now am, because I am singing every day. Dev Hynes singing Sometimes that's the only way I exist, talking to people through pop culture. Dev Hynes talking culture people I've been enjoying showing the music I perform to these people who have not heard it before. I think it's kind of interesting in a scientific kind of way. I don't mind either way the outcomes of the shows I've played, I just genuinely find it interesting seeing people's reactions. Dev Hynes people interesting thinking 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 me work father people I like to blur the line between remix and cover version and new song. Dev Hynes new like blur song I've been kind of listening to the composer Britten and his rendition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' The opening track is a choral section where all the weird fairies, who are played by kids in the production, sing. It's a crazy opening melody and chord sequence - really amazing. Dev Hynes weird amazing crazy night I'm pretty much fully digital. I've basically spent a few painstaking days putting sounds into my laptop, just banking them, because I love playing, and I love visually seeing it on my screen and being able to change the sounds more, with different plug-ins. I've created my own synth sounds. Dev Hynes digital my-own change love 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 day think me anxiety Everything I do, I build a kind of confidence net - 'I'm able to execute this; it's fine.' Dev Hynes build everything fine confidence 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 me you music teacher 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 me color love way When I was asked to compose a score for... 'Palo Alto,' I first thought to myself, 'What is the house that these characters would want to live in?' I wanted to paint a picture and color scheme that I could work around. I gently apply different daubs to see what fits to match the color I have in mind with these characters. Dev Hynes picture myself mind work The issue I had with the Lightspeed albums was that usually the main purpose with them was to fulfil really dorky musical goals, like, 'I wonder if I can do that,' and it was all very personal. It was more that once I'd finished the goal of what the song was, I was kind of done. It was like ticking boxes. Dev Hynes goals i-can purpose song If I like something, I then have to study every single aspect of it to find out if there's more things that I would like, and it's just this weird hunger to want more. I always feel like there's so much that exists. Dev Hynes weird feel single want
