Not to be arrogant, but I have a lot of hits, so my phone stay ringing, but it's consistent..

There's a bunch of people who sit around and make excuses for themselves and get upset with artists, but you already know what this is - it's an ego-….

I'm very competitive; it's not enough just to have a few number ones. I want to have 200..

I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about ….

I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch t….

I like clever songs. I like songs that make people think and I try to have substance in all my records, even with 'Sweet Dreams' how it was a club re….

A song is a song and a hit record can change a life..

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while ever….

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music..

I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West..

It's just a lot of fun to be able to see your ideas come into fruition. And to see people translate the things that come out of my mind vocally. And ….

AC/DC, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper - I learned stories of all these guys. That's when I fell in love with Queen, which is one of my favorite bands of a….

It takes a different mindset to be successful in anything; that's why there's not a lot of super duper successful people, because it's guys I know wh….

I'm excited about being able to write and produce songs from an executive standpoint as well as the business side of it and the political side of it.….

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was..

I feel like all of my records have potential to be hits. Sometimes it's promotion, sometimes it's bad timing, but yeah I take it very personally. I'm….

Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie..

I don't have the desire to just keep every record and put it out. That's not what I do. I make records for people; that's why I just continue to be c….

I watch artists say they wrote all these songs and don't mention anybody else who was involved, and that's fine. I don't expect an artist to give me ….

I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry f….

I work every single day, even on Sundays..