I don't follow waves or trends or emotions.

I'm good at thinking outside the box, so much that you realise it's not a box to begin with.

Pop is the most competitive form of music there is. You are always fighting to be adopted and accepted by the masses, and it's always shifting.

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.

Tom Jones is like igloo-cool.

When someone is denying what they are, then that's when things start to spiral down.

Most kids are not dreaming of being programmers, scientists or engineers.