Walter Becker Quotes

I'm a big fan of Usher, and I'd love for us to record together.

I wanna do a song with Bruno Mars.

I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label.

I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me meet with songwriters who've written stuff for Whitney Houston, that sort of thing. That's not at all my style.

I would definitely love to work with somebody like Jay Z or Rihanna.

I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

Most of the people who write pop music were outsiders at some time in their life.

I play in a band called 'Moi non plus' with some friends.

As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality.

I just love singing, songwriting and touring.

I have come to terms with the fact that it's called pop music - that's what I play, and that is what I write. I think it is a pretty broad category.

To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing.

I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still, it's not a bad life, is it? You just sit at a computer and make stuff up.

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

I did all the musicals in my high school; I was in a pop group signed to Cash Money Records in college. Music has always been a really big part of my life.

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

Acting comes first. I would love to make an album. I was at an event... for Dionne Warwick, and we got to go in the studio and go crazy. I love singing, but it's very time consuming. I have to make time for it.

I sing and play guitar in the band 'Marcy Playground'.

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn't.

I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.

I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.

I love everything Katy Perry does.

Someone had an eye on me as I was leaving high school. I had a chance to record demos, but they were kind of wanting to make a pop singer out of me, of the 'X Factor' variety. I didn't feel comfortable with it. I wanted to be a songwriter.

I love Usher's 'Confessions.'