I always just sit down at the piano and make the main hook - what I want the track to be about melodically - and then I'll build everything else around that. But growing up, I did not play any instruments. Avicii buildgrowhook share on social
I love finding out-of-the-box inspirations and blending them with what I've done in the past. And when I started to experiment with genres, it didn't sound forced. Maybe that's because it's all music that I listened to growing up, and it's all music that I love. Avicii blendboxexperiment share on social
I've always been a producer - that's how I see myself first. The DJing came second as a way for me to be able to perform. Avicii haveperformproducer Change image and share on social
My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music. Avicii bigcharledad Change image and share on social
When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then progressed into a lot of Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Laidback Luke. Avicii angelloaxwelldaft share on social
A friend of mine told me a bunch of stuff on Buddhism and about Avicii being the lowest level of Buddhist hell, and it just sort of got stuck in my head. Later on when I went to setup a MySpace, I tried a bunch of names and they were all taken so I just kind of ended up with Avicii and then I got really attached to it. Avicii attachaviciibuddhism share on social
It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies. Avicii felthardinspire Change image and share on social
Dance music is like a virus: it has affected so many different genres. Avicii affectdancegenre Change image and share on social