I had to learn, because as an artist myself, an artist owns that right to protect their interest of how they want to roll their project out. It's just important to give them that opportunity to roll it out the way they want to.
Bryce WilsonBeyoncรฉ can handle any record you put in front of her. Any record that pushes her in that direction, it would have been good to be on the project.
Bryce WilsonI never feel like I've done good enough. That's why I'm always so excited about working because I gotta keep pushing myself to do better work, to do great work.
Bryce WilsonGenerally, you're always shooting in the dark with Beyonce. She's just creative and eclectic and up on always trying to be ahead of the game. That was the moment of me trying to figure out how I wanted to give her another moment.
Bryce WilsonYou might be a legend one day if you just keep your head to the ground and never get overzealous and start thinking you've outdone yourself. That's the space I try to stay in.
Bryce WilsonI made the record, and I sent it over to Jay Brown, who was working on Rihanna's album. He was like, "Send me that record for Rihanna."
Bryce WilsonAt that point, when songs got leaked, it was cool though too because then you started getting recognition beforehand.
Bryce WilsonBeyoncรฉ don't get a lot of leaks. She just has a very tight control. Most of the time, that's generally not the case, but I pretty much follow her direction.
Bryce WilsonThe first two songs that I wrote, produced and demoed with my voice on it was that song and then Akon's "Sorry, Blame It On Me." The first two demos I ever wrote and demoed, the two biggest artists at the time took them.
Bryce WilsonYou know Beyoncรฉ, man. She's very quiet about how she does things. She doesn't like to let everybody know what she's about to do.
Bryce WilsonOne half was like, I hope this doesn't affect it, and the other half was like, it's great that people know I did a Beyoncรฉ record.
Bryce WilsonI mean, just like every other prominent songwriter or producer, you have the shot. You send in records and if they make it, they make it. If they get heard, they get heard. I'm not sure if you know how that circle of songwriting and producing works, but every time a big artist is working, everybody and their mother is in the studio writing records to try to get on it.
Bryce WilsonBeyonce is such a visual artist. This was just trying to figure out another side to her that could be fun and young and exciteful and a great video.
Bryce WilsonI'd stopped doing music all of a sudden, and because of Chill and Jay and B, I got half of my album on a solo project. Then I get a call a week later and Jay is like, "Yo, Janet [Jackson] likes one of the records. We'll take five but are you cool with giving Janet one?" I was like, dude, we can do whatever you want to do.
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