It was very punk rock for me to take a stab at working with Justin Bieber. I don't know how people portray that, or 'Climax,' for that matter. But for me, it was the most adventurous thing I could have done at that exact moment.

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.

Im still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but thats just the way I am.

I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.

Hip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be.

It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.