It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair.

I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own complete stories; you don't necessarily have to hear the rest of the album because I don't think albums are created like that anymore. They get songs from all over the place.

I've had insomnia since I was five years old. I just don't require much sleep. I'm never tired.

If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing.

What do great artists do when you see a world around you that's in turmoil? Some of the best artists make you feel good (hah), they look to the future.

Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.

Almost all the producers I know and dig, like Quincy Jones or Brian Eno, are really musicians first. I'm a composer, an orchestrator, an arranger and a musician first. I know how to write and rewrite songs, and the genius is really in the rewriting.