Quote

I'm getting in the studio with everybody I've always wanted to work with. That's the amazing thing.

I've gotten to work with amazing people. I would say usually we get to a point before we get into the studio where there isn't that sense of anxiety or nervousness of who they are because I don't think it would be as productive in the studio if that was the case. But maybe meeting someone like Neil Young for the first time made me anxious.

I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that.

Around the age of 14, 15, I was in the studio, serious about it.

The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off.

At some point, I went to the studio and nothing happened. It can be really depressing to sit there and wait for the inspiration that doesn't come. I had to start recording rough song ideas before going to the studio. I did that at home whenever I had a good idea.

Just writing and being in the studio was like therapy for me.

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

Probably the biggest challenge for me as a director was to not show how scared I was. I was surrounded by some of the most talented people in the industry, and I had to pretend I knew what I was doing.