If you listen to people talk when people actually talk, they talk in melodies. If they get angry, their voice rises, and it's more of a staccato thing. When they ask for something, they're real sweet. It's all music.

I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson growing up. A lot of Boyz II Men. I loved Mariah Carey. Just big vocalists. I was always that kid who just wore whatever and did whatever.

George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.

People may think that it's 'uncool' to work with the biggest producer in the world-I don't give a fuck.

What people really want is remarkable stuff that doesn't require a lot of technology.

There are so many self-references - it's always me in the songs talking about being in the song, like a character in a film that knows he's a character in a film.