The Tao of Troxler: Seth's greatest quotes

"Basically all I did during high school was smoke joints and play records - literally every single day for about eight or nine hours from the moment I got home from school to the moment I went to bed. I guess it comes down to that whole idea about '10,000 hours'. They say it takes 10,000 hours for you to reach a point where you become a professional at something. I think at some point I crossed that mark and it became natural to me." Music Radar, 2014

"You can be cheeky, but don't be a complete asshole. When you get your ass kicked for being a dick, you learn a lot about life." Thump, 2015

"I have to say it's funny to watch a grow man eat another ass when you're 18, but you grow up fast. Puts hair on your mind." Burlington Project, 2009

"I think people not voting is why the world is so fucked up. Conservatives don't even believe that global warming is real, they don't believe in gun control, it's ridiculous. They're so out of touch with reality and the basic needs of society and their sole motive is capital gains to the rich. I think if you don't vote and allow them to take over the government, then you're a bigger problem than them." Pulse Radio, 2014

"With success it's like 60 per cent talent, maybe 20 per cent luck and then 20 per cent being at the right place at the right time. There are so many artists that have been passed by - even though, on paper, they're the most incredibly talented artists, they don't have the social skills to take it outside of the bedroom." Music Radar, 2014

"I'm wearing my girlfriend's pants. It was a hard decision: I had some designers approach me, they were like, 'Hey, we can have some diamonds and some other things.' But my girlfriend's like, 'You know what boy, I've got you some short shorts and a fuckin' luchador pant.' And I'm like, 'You know what? That's what I'm all about.'" Miami WMC, 2010

"I feel like EDM and underground dance music shouldn't necessarily be united, as we don't share common goals or interests." Inthemix, 2014

"I gets laid son, not so much from my music, but I'm really funny [not to mention modest] I think girls like that. However if I like a girl there's an 80 per cent chance she's not falling for it. So I'm left a cold, bitter man." Teshno, 2009

"If you want to spend $10,000 at a party, when people are fucking starving, on champagne to impress some girls that you're not going to sleep with, then you're a dick. We're not going to get along and I shouldn't be playing music for you." The Independent, 2014

"All that crazy stuff about me means I sometimes don't get credited with being a good artist or a deep person. My personality is certainly part of the key to my success, but I'm like a comedic actor who can switch to doing a drama – there's lots more going on. I don't like to overthink things and there's something great about being completely oblivious to all the usual parameters; something quite beautiful." Mixmag, 2014

"I went in there and did some barbecue and people thought I was fucking around and I was not fucking around... Tsssh. I'm King of the Sauce and I went up in there with the sauce and they thought I was playing 'cause I was talking so much shit and finally my dish came up and it got tens. Tens, all around, and I won." Village Voice, 2012

"I think ketamine is the heroin of our time. It's horrible. It's fucked, and G I think is horrible. I think people should just take ecstasy and trip." Thump, 2015

"The Martinez Brothers started coming over to Europe a few years ago. They were really fresh-faced and hanging out with Argy. Me and him didn't get along so well. He was always trying to keep them away from me, thinking I'd be a bad influence – and, years later, I was! I ran into them at techno parties: lots of girls, 'Welcome to the dark side, boys!' After that we just clicked." Mixmag, 2014

"Throwing cakes in someone's face is no form of culture." IMS, 2014

"If Avicii was here I would definitely light dog shit in front of his door." Rolling Stone, 2013