Occupation: Musician Birth: September 4, 1975
I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good - or whatever. Like, there were some litt….
Making music is a lifestyle; go to the studio and sit in front of your computer, drum machine or guitar for 10 hours a day. The good stuff will come..
I really love something about being around the recording studios - you know, like, those days in the '80s they'd be, like, in the studio 'til 4, 5, 6….
D'Angelo could sing the phonebook and it would sound good..
I never studied jazz technically; I just know and love the music..
You know, like, there's songs like "Valerie" and "Bang Bang Bang" that I was so proud of. And, you know, the level of success that they had - if they….
My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible..
I mean, my wife is always like - I don't write lyrics. So I couldn't, like, really technically write a song for anyone. I could write a very nice ins….
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 don't have a crazy rider clause saying I have to stay at fancy hotels. I don't have a problem with staying at a Marriott. But I will admit that I'v….
I had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried..
And music is kind of a - it's like a finicky industry to be in of course. Like, tastes change. You're hot one minute; you're not - you know, I've bee….
My grandmother always used to wear this English perfume called Tuberose and then she died and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every t….
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 u….
I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily Allen..
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 st….
Dave Guy, the trumpet player, is an incredible musician. He came into the studio one day, and they had just cut a cover of "Sign, Seal, Deliver" for ….
I didn't start making music in order to be famous..
The cologne you pick should make you feel good when you go out with it. I think confidence comes across more than any other of our attributes..
Basically, there's a good friend of mine who works at EMI Publishing, a publishing company. He had asked me - he was like, you know, do you know this….
I got into DJ'ing because I started to listen to New York radio a lot. Obviously, I knew the stuff everybody knew, like Beastie Boys and Public Enemy….