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When I look for people to work with, I'm just looking for talented people.

The more work I do, the more important it is to work with people I like - who are very talented.

Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.

I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them.

I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.

If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity.

You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented.

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.