If we all knew how to make that jump from good to great then I think every song would be great.

In terms of melody, I am really into great 90's melodies. I feel like there was a great focus on melody in the 90's, like 90's pop-hooks and 90's R&B hooks; I just love them.

It is one of those things that is universally connectable, people can connect to it from everywhere; music is like that universal language.

Something like film, I guess there are so many elements to it, like the dialogue and what makes sense culturally.

For me, I need people who will respect my vision and will back it and won't go changing things without letting me know. I would love some people who I feel like I could work with on a personal level as well.

I feel like so many people get into that place where creating for someone else is selling out and it is so not about that. It is a stupid, kind of pretentious way of thinking.

I feel like it is only music where people are like, "You can't do this for other people, you have to do it for yourself." Which I hate.