Metro Boomin Quotes

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

I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.

Working as a producer, an arranger, and, in some cases, as a writer for some other people gave me a super different perspective.

I feel blessed that I got an opportunity to work with the likes of A. R. Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar among others.

My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.

We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it.

You should find the dopest producer in your area, and that producer is always going to want songs written to his beat.

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up the ranks writing. I don't know what's healthier or what's the best thing - probably whatever yields the best songs.

You write a hit the same way you write a flop.

Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.

The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat - 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.

It was a pleasure to work with Destiny's Child in the beginning of their career. Working in the studio with Beyonce was a lot of fun. She's an extremely hard worker, perfectionist, and a talented writer.

Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.

I don't think there is anything hard at all about having a lot of songs. It makes it easier to be less precious about them, and know that everybody's going to want to work on some of them.

The kids of today have taken over the music business - most of them very young. Simply because they write and jot down a few notes, they have the idea that they can write songs.

I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

When I am seriously composing, sometimes a phrase will come into my head, a catch phrase. When I was writing pop songs for a few years, as a career, separate from my folksinging career, I used to write songs for pop singers.

I've never forgotten a single record I cut or a song I wrote.

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.

I guess we decided to make a new record 3 years ago when Nancy was done scoring for Almost Famous.

Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire to want to make records.

I was 17 when I released my first record. I didn't really figure out what I wanted to say, how to get a message and put it together.

I'd love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.

I put a song out for fun, from 'Lucky Them'... I wrote another one called 'Love Song.' I really liked that.