Just because a suit fits, doesn't mean it looks good. You need a tailor. You want to get bespoke.

I'm actually introverted and shy.

I'm in an odd position because I write across so many genres for so many people and they all influence me, and if I'm going to write as honest an album as possible, it's going to be layered.

I'm just a regular guy, but if you cross me it will get physical.

Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.

I listen to the far left which informs the far right. Somewhere in the middle is where we end up.

With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have a melody, you just drop it into your voice memo and save it for later.