When I was 21 or 22, I realized I was never going to be something else – I had to be a musician. I can’t commit to anything unless I love it. – Chet Faker
Sometimes I have to deal with trolls, and I just block them. But most of the time, Twitter’s heaps of fun, actually. – Chet Faker
Learning to appreciate those things that aren’t related to success has proved the biggest lesson. – Chet Faker
I think the most-played record in our house was the ‘Big Chill’ Soundtrack – so Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Otis Redding. I think that’s where I got my love for a good hook, a good soul hook – really smooth and warm and from the heart. – Chet Faker
I second guess everything I do musically, and I often could spend hours on, say, one snare sound. – Chet Faker
All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy. It doesn’t want to be backstage, warming up. – Chet Faker
I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn’t have come first, so second was my version of first. – Chet Faker
I always try to work hard and get things done as soon as possible, but never at the loss of quality of the product. – Chet Faker
An album is like a book or a diary or a snapshot… It just feels so like the end of a chapter when you finish one. – Chet Faker
I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby. – Chet Faker
I think you can move to everything, but with some music, you just want to sit still. That’s me, anyway. – Chet Faker
I’d wear all APC if I could afford it and wasn’t embarrassing to go head-to-toe in one brand. – Chet Faker
I remember a concert for a visiting girls school, and that was the first time I ever sang – it was always about girls – that was the main thing. But somewhere along the line, it became a cathartic thing. – Chet Faker
I hate fame. There’s this assumption that everyone wants it – that by being a musician, I’ve signed up for it at some point. But personally, what I signed up for is sharing my music. I’ve always said I’d rather have four No. 10 songs than one No. 1 hit. – Chet Faker
It’s like my parents’ musical tastes are the mother and father of my music. It’s their fault for making me so emotional and in tune with my emotions! – Chet Faker
I don’t start my show at 200%. I like to go in slow, warm up the crowd, and bring them along with me. To hear everyone singing along is so great. – Chet Faker
All of my friends are really good dancers, which was initially why I never danced – we’d go out, and they would kill it, and I’d be like, ‘Yeah, I’m just gonna sit at the bar.’ – Chet Faker
I just love a slow groove. I feel so comfortable in it. But I listen to a lot of fast music, a lot of techno and house. – Chet Faker
Ultimately, I love making music more than anything. And I want to do that for ever. I don’t want be on the top. I just want to keep doing what I’m doing. – Chet Faker
I have an addictive personality. I was addicted to computer games… and then all that obsessive nature just piled into music. – Chet Faker
On my Instagram, lots of people tag me in photos of just dudes with beards, and they’re like, ‘Oh my God, I met Chet Faker’ and I’m like, ‘That doesn’t even look like me.’ – Chet Faker
I like a lot of independent brands – Melbourne’s Kloke, Handsom and Neuw Denim, and Bassike in Sydney. It’s easier to be proud of what you’re wearing if you’ve met the people behind the brand and there’s more of a personal story. – Chet Faker
