On September 8th, 2014 Sway uploaded an interview with Skrillex on to his “SwaysUniverse” YouTube channel. The thirty minute film is filled with interesting information about the 26 year old artist. The Sway In The Morning panel fired a series of questions at Sonny which ranged from Ellie Goulding to Jack U, allowing fans to learn some behind the scenes information.
Below are some interesting things that we took away from the interview. Read, watch, and hopefully learn something new about one of electronic dance music’s most well known names.
16 Things We Learned From Skrillex’s Sway In The Morning Interview
1. Skrillex loves rockin’ that rad Bixel Boys #FREELIFE long sleeve.
2. “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reminds him of New York City.
3. He has been making beats on the computer since he was 14.
4. His parents were super supportive of his career choice.
5. Skrillex digs Riff Raff’s Sway In The Morning freestyle.
6. Chance The Rapper and Skrillex are close friends.
7. “OWSLA” (Skrillex’s record label) is named after the rabbit army in the book “Watership Down” by Richard Adams.
8. Jack U DID NOT get booed at Burning Man.
9. “Dirty Vibe” was written in Korea.
10. Skrillex and Ellie Goulding broke up on amazing terms.
11. Skrillex thinks that Diplo is the most innovated producer in electronic music.
12. Jack U worked on a record with Aluna George, and it f*cking rocks.
13. Skrillex and Diplo recorded Kiesza’s lyrics for “Take You There” in a hotel room in Ibiza.
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