His remixes for Solange, Shawn Mendes, TLC, and Missy Elliot have also received praise.
“Now I have to collab with him because he said that to me.”
In the interview withVariety, Kaytranada also mentioned that he would love to collaborate with Erykah Badu and Jay-Z.
Unlike his fellow musicians, though, Kaytranada will not be boycotting the Grammys.
“We can’t really just ignore the Grammys like that.
A lot of legends want Grammys.
A lot of legends never got nominated, too.
I’m sure Twitter would’ve been crazy then.”
“I’m a Virgo that’s just me.”
Many of his fans have also picked up on this shyness he seems to possess while on stage.
“I love performing,” he toldVariety.
“It’s kind of spiritual to me.
I don’t feel like I’m present sometimes on stage.
You know when you zone out at times and you’re just not mentally there?
Your mind is elsewhere, but you still manage to do your thing.
It’s sort of like a meditation.”
“But, I guess, I am gay.”
Prior to that point, he had told a few members of his family.
“I just snapped,” he toldThe Fader.
“I felt like there were two people inside me.
Now that he is an openly gay musician, Kaytranada realizes the importance of representation in music.
“It could be inspiring to them.”
Quarantining immediately following a rough breakup.
“I’m surprised I made it through,” he toldElle Canada.
“It has been so difficult.
[It is] a moment [in which] you wish you had someone with you.”
