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I kind of make music where and when I can, and I guess that's why I collaborate so much.

I kind of just stumbled into producing. It was more that I was a writer, and the only way you were going to get your songs done was to do them yourself.

I think writing and singing go together, but I treat them as two separate careers because I write for others. If I'm writing for myself, I prefer to be with the producer. And then we can vibe out and throw ideas back and forth, and I'll basically let the producer play me a bunch of beats until I vibe with one.

I like working with other people but I'm not a songwriter, I'm a producer.

As a producer, you're pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind.

I do a lot of collaborations and productions, whether it's Switch or Steve Aoki or No ID or Will Smith or No Doubt - I always like to collaborate and be a quality control person for the people 'cause I have my own taste in music and bring that to other peoples' brands and help them learn a little bit.

I like to collaborate on my music. The creative process is fun, and you get a lot of ideas from having discussions about it. Ultimately, the final decision is mine.

If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.

I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively.

The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much.