This surprises him for some reason, even though he already knows - or at least suspects - that he has more of that power than a lot of the other Pride musicians, especially the ones that he associates with closely. The newer artists, the ones with all the weird memories and shit. His "batch."

He's not really sure if Santiago is complementing him or just stating a fact, so he responds modestly. "I...didn't even know I was doing anything, most of the time. And then I thought it was something that I could play around with a little, you know, to get the fans more excited..." He's saying more than he really intended to, but he's scared shitless and consequently rambling a little.