I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.

At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

My dad did teach me a very important lesson about people when he explained to me that everybody around you will have an invisible sign on their head, which says, "Make me feel important."

We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable.

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.