The story I always recite - and have had to recite so many times over the years to different lawyers and different people within Universal - is that the business end of Mo'Wax was basically, like, 'Give us the big ones samples first, and we'll see how we get on.' And I gave them the six or seven that were, to me, the ones that were the scariest, and the biggest use. It wasn't about the big names, necessarily - although that played into it a bit, with people like Bjork and Metallica.

It's satisfying to put out new music. And I think that's the context in which I'm comfortable revisiting things from the past.

You can be a great DJ and still be not very good at DJ Hero. And vice-versa: You can have never spun in your life on real turntables and be fine on DJ Hero.

When I think about the stuff I turned down it's kind of insane.

I think I would be much more enthusiastic about a band that covered more than just one particular album of mine. I don't ever really intend to record or to do shows with a live band. I don't really have a problem with it, but it doesn't really affect me either way.

If I wanted to contribute to the hyphy movement, what good is it making a hyphy record that isn't embraced by that community?

Anything that sparks some eight-year-old's interest in music or DJing is great.