Syd Quotes

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

I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before.

I've been producing since the early stages of Gym Class Heroes. A lot of the songs on the first 'Papercut Chronicles' were actually beats that I made.

Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.

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

I know right now she has no idea who I am, but I'd like to collaborate with Enya one day. Of course I'd love to work with Jay-Z, maybe even Phil Collins. I love his voice.

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.

Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this, but I am an excellent writer for artists.

I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.

I would like to work with Ed Sheeran at some point. I really admire his songwriting, and I just think he has a great voice and great artistry. Who else? On the producer side of things, definitely Diplo: that'd be awesome.

Some people see Jermaine Dupri as a producer, and they don't really know what the songwriting skills are.

I could blow up from making a beat or I could blow up from making a song.

Back in Korea, I'm always in the studio with YG people. I'd be given a song, and I'd cut it.

I am a pop and R&B singer. I'm not necessarily an Indian singer or musician. I sing in English, and the music I do blends hip hop, pop, R&B, and soul.

Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter.

Some people are songwriters, and some people are just recording artists. I'm both. I write and record.

Broken Clocks' is actually a song I produced for my boy River Tiber featuring my boy Daniel Caesar.

I'm not just a rapper. I like to produce music.

My personal favorite person we worked with in the U.K. is Cathy Dennis, who is absolutely incredible. She wrote 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' for Kylie Minogue and 'Toxic' for Britney Spears, so she's one of my absolute favorite pop writers.

Most of our artists are songwriters, so the songs are still central to all this. If you don't have great songs, it doesn't matter the marketing or how many times you are on TV; you can only polish it so much.

I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I like.

I want to be known simply as a producer who makes music.

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.