My high school career counsellor said I shouldn't pursue music as a career.

I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.

Hype is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing if you aren't prepared to back it up.

Chet Faker's a reference to the late Chet Baker. I'm a big fan of his vocal style; it's quite fragile and soft, and that was a style I wanted to take on.

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.

There is no success without hardship.

Success is not just about being a hard worker, it is about becoming a smart worker.

Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.