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The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable.

To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that's it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings.

I realized that, for me, great records always moved me with the lyrics and the melodies. And so I said, 'I think I can do it now,' 'cause I found a team of people who understand I didn't want a record that was 'drop it, pop it, shake it' just 'cause I can dance.

I always wanted to make a pop record. I'm a dancer myself, so I want to make something that people listen to and just want to dance to.

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years.

My songs always sound a lot better in person than they do on the record.

All of my style came from listening to records.

We're doing unusual records that sound big, have a pop feel, and we're getting better at it.

I have a feeling a lot of the records I grew up listening to and the records I still like, as hard as musicians worked making them, I feel like they were really enjoying what they were going through. They weren't just going through the process. You can tell that with certain things that you listen to.