It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace.

I think women's ears are a lot more sensitive. Men are going to follow whatever appeals to women.

I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men.

The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.

I have worked with a lot of different great people. One of the things my partner, my manager Judy Weinstein, instilled in [David] Morales and myself is that the quality goes in before the name goes home.

I am definitely in the right place doing the right thing. These are the rewards.

The minute you think you're greater than the music, you're finished