As a producer, as a songwriter, I've spent a lot of time either in my bedroom or in studios, alone.
I played more of an advisory role with Public Enemy. I really trusted them to make the music that they wanted to make, and the way The Bomb Squad worked with the... they created their whole own world of music.
My first album was completed in three months.
Mr. Philippe Zdar is a little bit like the uncle of the whole Daft Punk-Phoenix-Air thing in Paris and known for being in the group Cassius. It was interesting working with Philippe.
I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed.
The first time I got into the studio, when I was 17, 18, I got to work with people who were some part of the Cheiron thing, who did all the early Britney Spears stuff, all the early 'NSync stuff.
I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me.
I'm always writing my own music, recording my own music, even if I am 9/10 of the time recording stuff for other people. I'm still working on my own creative endeavors.
I'm a true believer that unless you're Prince or Stevie Wonder - and even Prince is showing that he needs help - not everybody can produce themselves. I'm definitely not that person.
There's an open door now more than ever to be making any type of beats that you want.
I have never taken more than two weeks to record an album throughout my career.
Back in Korea, I'm always in the studio with YG people. I'd be given a song, and I'd cut it.
Engineering and mixing are absolutely key. Once a song is done, for me personally, it's usually two or three days to get the mix down.
I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.
When people wanna come buy beats or wanna record a song, I'm trappin'.
As a producer and DJ, I just like makin' great music and hot records for the club.
I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins.
I did record a bunch of stuff, but the thing that usually stops me from doing that is that I'm a terrible singer. I made a bunch of instrumental music, and it feels really good, but just as a singer, I'm not good.
When you're making an album, it's, like, exciting every night you make something new, but you're the only one who gets to hear it.
The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced.
I've been making beats since I was, like, 12.
Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.
But when I record my next studio album, of course I'll do the lead vocals.
As for song recordings - well, that's something that just happens. I've been working with music directors like Harris Jeyaraj sir, A. R. Rahman sir, and the experience is great.
I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.
