Thanks for letting us throw some ‘Confirm Humanity’-sized questions at you, Mark – let’s talk! First up then (and probably the most obvious), why – after fifteen or so years as a dedicated singles man, have you decided to go full album!? “Thanks a lot for the interview guys first of all! I suppose there…
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GETTER Q&A
What has surprised you most in your career? In recent months, I’ve been so surprised by people’s ability to change with the artist. I went from really heavy ignorant party music, to honest pieces of music and–to my surprise–fans have changed with it (for the most part at least). There was a lot less hate…
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Axwell speaks about a possible return for Swedish House Mafia in Beats 1 interview
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