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Klayton grew up in a conservative Christian household in New York and went to church with his younger brother, Dan (now a solo musician going by the band LVL
) and friends Buka and Klank, who would both collaborate with him on a number of future music projects.
"At some point along the way, people had introduced me to bands like en:Depeche_Mode|Depeche Mode and stuff that was on the softer side of electronic music and that completely intrigued me because of the sonic capabilities and possibilities. I got intrigued with that and then somewhere along the way somebody handed me a en:Skinny_Puppy|Skinny Puppy record and I think that changed my musical life."
"...primarily when I write, I use guitars and organic instruments because that's easier to write to but at the end of the day, the electronic side of things, that's my true passion."
"I've been so guilty of doing a million side projects. I've changed my name on every one of them. It's got to the point when my own fans didn't know whether I worked on an album or not."
"My problem is that I work on a 24/7 basis and I hardly ever come out, so friends are limited. There's not too many people who tolerate the fact that I never call them back. It's hard to maintain relationships when you are enveloped in work. That's how I've always been."
Interview with James Rhodes of Dreamst8 Aug 2003
"(Del Cheetah) has many other things going on and we agreed it wasn't good timing for him to drop everything and stay involved with Celldweller when there weren't many secure situations in place."