What affected me the most about the Beatles was that they were the biggest band in the world and they could have done anything they wanted.

If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do.

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.

I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them to just be themselves. Then you can edit or mess around with what they've come up with. But you have to allow the artist that space.

If you're 22 years old and you can't believe you're even in the position to have a career making music, the first thing you're going to think is: Maintain. Don't lose it. And that's precisely what causes you to lose everything.

Going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.

I find that the kinds of music I’m drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.