Every artist is different - the pop mentality is different than bands for me, because I'm playing a lot of the instruments.

Every artist is different - I work with a lot of artists from the ground up because it's really amazing to watch projects go from Minute 1.

I just try and get the best out of an artist - we all have a responsibility to fill the world with awesome songs!

I like to get a vibe first, then a melody and really beat up the melody for a while, then try and find a lyric that really suits him/her.

I like working in all different mediums so I'm truly lucky to be able to flip back and forth.

Success is different for every artist - I get psyched when i help realise their vision etc.

I think it's always good for a band to try and grow.

Artists get to step outside their comfort zone a 'lil bit and we get some great songs!!

Are we etched in stone or just scratched in the sand Waiting for the waves to come and reclaim the land?tightrope - stone roses

In the half light of morning, in a world between the sheets I swear I saw her angel wing, my vision was completefrom TIGHTROPE - Stone Roses

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

The human brain is an incredible pattern-matching machine.

She needed him to keep her sane, to make her laugh, to feel complete

Collaboration operates through a process in which the successful intellectual achievements of one person arouse the intellectual passions and enthusiasms of others.

And he nipped them in the bud, right at the end

Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

If the customer loves you, the government will have to love you.

The key to economic security - to food security in Africa is empowering the women.

The key thing is that you start every film from sort of a blank page, almost like you discover it like a child discovers a new world.