I had a very positive, wonderful, happy upbringing, and still, for several reasons, I really didn’t enjoy being a child very much. I felt that I had no control over my life and everything seemed scarier and larger than life.
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You know, that’s kind of always been our philosophy: not letting the place that we are get in the way of making great music.
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When I started, I felt that there was this incredible amount of doubt of my ability as a producer.
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Everybody has different taste and everyone’s favourite song is different and that’s great.
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I feel like the thing that I’ve learned a lot is when you’re involved in something, you don’t always get to appreciate it for what it is as much. You’re focused on the details and how you can make it better. It’s kind of torture.
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I’m a bad guitar tuner. I have to pay somebody to tune my guitars.
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I am not a very superstitious person, but I do believe in mental preparation.
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To be honest, I’ve found so many more friends in the music industry than people I disagree with. I certainly haven’t been made to feel like an outsider.
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I just have no interest in being at a party.
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I mainly try to foster long-term collaborative relationships.
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I never get tired of writing about love.
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When I wrote ‘When the Party’s Over,’ it had a universal quality.
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Well, predominately, if I’m writing for another artist, I’m sitting there with them and we’re writing it together.
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I’m just obsessed with music I guess.
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I think it’s really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story.
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People were like, ‘he’s collaborating with Taylor Swift’ and I was like, ‘I am?’ I think she’s wonderful. Her songwriting has inspired me for years.
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