You don't question where the music comes from, because it all comes from God.

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.

I wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement.

I try to be as normal as I can.

I'm trying to do something real different; I'm trying to bring the street to real pop. I'm trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.

I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround-sound type of guy.

Good production is like a beautiful marriage. It makes a happy home.