Andra Day Quotes

Chris Brown is a star. He's a genius. Anybody should want to work with him. He makes hits.

I got Ice Cube his start. I also launched Eazy-E.

They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and find out different artists for them.

My idol is Quincy Jones.

Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records, and he brought in Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole. He just let them sing whatever they wanted, and it became the best record company in America.

TeeFlii brought an edge to our camp. He's definitely going to be one of the greats.

It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record.

There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder.

I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.

Trevor Horn has worked with some of the biggest stars there is. And he was happy to do a record with me. He's worked with some amazing people, and then there's little old me walking in.

You wouldn't find a Joni Mitchell on 'X Factor;' that's not the place. 'X Factor' is a specific thing for people that want to go through that process - it's a factory, you know, and it's owned and stitched-up by puppet masters.

Steinberg is great. I should like to meet him.

He asked my girlfriend if we could come over and sing some of the songs that we had written, which we did. After he heard the songs, he said that he knew someone in the record business by the name of Bob Shad.

I was singing a lot of waltzes. And I was with Jerry Kennedy, my producer, and he was playing me some songs, and he said, hey, I want to play you this song that I'm going to get Jackie Ward to record.

I'm a fan of Jay-Z, I'mma always be a fan of Jay-Z.

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'

I like Simon Cowell - look at how many great artists have come out of the U.K. because of him.

People always said that I hated punk, and that really wasn't true. It was glossed over for many years that I was the guy who found the Tubes and signed them to A&M. English punk was a revolution.

When I grow up, I want to be like Diplo, for sure.

My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion.

The only biography I read was about Al Bell, of Stax Records. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Al Bell.

I want to be remembered as one of the best record producers of my era.

Babyface is definitely a big inspiration.

I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000.

Well, I am David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd. I have been since I was 21.