I couldn't turn down The Rolling Stones. A real man would never turn down the chance of working with legends like them.

My personality is very good for nurturing. I'm very empathetic to my artists. You speak to anyone who's worked with me and they'll say, "Oh yeah, Steve's great. He doesn't have the ego."

Lots of people say it's the song. For me, it's not always the song - there's something bigger: the spirit of an artist.

I couldn't turn down The Rolling Stones. A real man would never turn down the chance of working with legends like them.

For me, the singer is actually the most important element. When I work with someone, it all comes down to whether I like the singer or not.

I can't make two records at the same time. Whatever I do, I have to concentrate on and put everything in, because if I don't, I'm just not good.

Men are shallow - we don't remember things like women do. Or we don't bring it up and blurt it out at inappropriate moments. When bridges are trying to be built, we don't detonate them.