My Mother Was Pretty Strict. I Hated

You Have To Put These Hooks In It, You Know? You've Got To Make Sure You Got All That Ear Candy In It To Get It Through The Gate.

I Never Studied Jazz Technically; I Just Know And Love The Music.

I Didn't Start Making Music In Order To Be Famous.

Then, You Know, The Other More-traditional Role Of The Producer In, Like, The Kind Of Quincy Jones Sense Is Kind Of Part Arranger. So You're Coming Up With, Like, These - You Hear These Songs That Are Quite Bare-bones, And You Dream Up What's The Band Doing? What's The Rhythm Section Doing? What's The Guitars, Strings, Pianos - That Sort Of Thing. It's Almost Like A Little Toolbox.

I Guess The Best Thing About Having A Successful Record Like This Is, Like, I Know I'm At Least Good For Another Five Years, Like, Before Everyone Starts To Like - All The Haters Start To Come Out Again. And That's Really What It Is.