For Me, The Beatles Are Proof Of

Well I Listened To Mostly Rock Music, And I Felt Like Hip Hop Was Like An Extension Of Rock Music When It Was Done Well. So Energetically, Again I Felt Like It Was In Line With Punk Rock And Maybe Hard Rock, More Than It Was In Line With R&b, Which I Never Really Liked.

I Never Decide If An Idea Is Good Or Bad Until I Try It. So Much Of What Gets In The Way Of Things Being Good Is Thinking That We Know. And The More That We Can Remove Any Baggage We're Carrying With Us, And Just Be In The Moment, Use Our Ears, And Pay Attention To What's Happening, And Just Listen To The Inner Voice That Directs Us, The Better.

People Are Willing To Get Short-term Gains At The Risk Of Long-term Choices.

Everything I Do, Whether It's Producing Or Signing An Artist, Always Starts With The Songs. When I'm Listening, I'm Looking For A Balance That You Could See In Anything. Whether It's A Great Painting Or A Building Or A Sunset.

I Don't Know What Makes Someone Hip. The Goal Is Artist Achievement And The Best Work We Can Do With No Limitation.