I can't sing “I Believe I Can Fly”. I sing that horrible. But I can sing “I Gotta Feeling” good. I wrote it for my capabilities. So I Gotta Feeling is just about let me make a song to inspire people to have a good time.

The Black Eyed Peas sell thousands of seats in every country on the planet. You can't get nervous. We're all succeeding in all different parts of our careers. Just because I produce Nas and John Legend and Justin Timberlake doesn't mean it will change the dynamic of the Peas.

Fashion is becoming the same thing as our devices.

Have different people in your fold. Have cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself.

Why not Bill Gates for president? There are so many businesses' that empower charities. How many men give away all their money to charities? Why not them for President?

I go out partying to figure out exactly who I'm making music for. You can't just guess.