Don't speak if you don't have to about trivia. The time for joking comes because of the trust, and you have to earn the trust. So, I don't alibi for anything, and I'll take the heat. That's the other thing. Don't let them take the heat. We take the heat.

It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

Substance should outweigh perfection.

Don't speak if you don't have to about trivia. The time for joking comes because of the trust, and you have to earn the trust. So, I don't alibi for anything, and I'll take the heat. That's the other thing. Don't let them take the heat. We take the heat.

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which is "no excuses."

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.