In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

If a few people decide not to buy my album it's really not going to change my life that much.

If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to.

If I collaborate with people, ideas...they take interesting turns and twists, and I'm excited for that and that process and excited to see what we come up with.

You believe in equality for women and men. And that means that, not only do you believe in it kind of in the abstract but you actively think people should seek it when it comes to the way you hire people, the way you compensate people, the way you treat women and men in professional settings and school, whatever the case, giving them equal opportunities without disadvantaging them because of their, for the fact that they're women. And to me that's what it means for me to be a feminist. I don't think it's that controversial.

Kind of the critical acclaim of this movie [La La Land] is that it's striking a chord with the public in a way that has been really beautiful and powerful.

Hip-hop and R&B are especially fertile bases of collaboration. It always makes good records and good music.