I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.