CNTRL is about letting people know that not everyone fits under the 'EDM' umbrella; not creatively or even personally.

I have a family, a label, and I have responsibilities. It requires discipline and constant development of your skill.

Humor is the whole truth.

Books are the mirror of the soul

Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate As the voyage along thru life 'Tis the will of the soul That decides its goal And not the calm or the strife.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Fame is a Bleet, man.

The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don't sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

One series of notes, high and delicate, sang of a sweet moonlight kiss gone sour; another line of music rippled with regret over opportunities forever lost.

Don't you just love these long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour — but a little bit of eternity dropped in your hands — and who knows what to do with it?