The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to

I accept that appearance is a big thing in this business. But being around Hollywood and having actor friends and doing music videos, it does make you more aware of how you look. With music videos they send you rough cuts, and in certain frames of me, I just see a nose advert.

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing

As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.

A 'passing' test doesn't mean 'no problem.' It means no problem *observed*. This time. With these inputs. So far. On my machine.

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak