I used to be younger than my producers but now I'm older than my producers and I think that works for me, that works better cause you get a good kick up the ... everyday.

The things that make me happy most are my family and working.

I'm an English songwriter/composer, working in Mandarin and trying to find something about Chinese culture that I really relate to and respect and feel some genuine emotions for - and it's quite hard, the pentatonic scale, and that, in a way, is why I think it works. Because I'm forced to limit myself to quite strict rules about what I did. Maybe that's how I avoided pastiche.

Every time I go to Africa, I see the future. I see what the Western world is going to become. It's a very futuristic place.

The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.

If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I'm getting rid of grunge.

Danger Mouse is now working on a bunch of other records, translating his ideas about remixing into all sorts of other projects.