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I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

And then the last album, 'Get It', was done over a shorter period of time and I started using other musicians, as opposed to playing all the instruments myself like I did on the other two.

I tend to name albums after one of the songs.

And of course, the musician - if he's serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldn't have done it.

The first time I really listened to an album and thought, 'This album is mine,' was Kanye's 'Late Registration.'

Don't get me wrong, I love my first two albums a lot.

I think when you get past your second album, it all becomes something of a routine. So you have to struggle against that, find a way of making what you do sound fresh and new each time.

The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.