I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way.
Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the song and the initial inspiration.
My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.
There's at least one fist bump every interview.
I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.
My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.