I'm very picky about who we tour with.
I know Ed Sheeran writes with a bunch of fantastic writers, but for me, it's quite difficult to be that honest with other people.
My third hire when I came to Spotify was Tiffany Kumar, who came on as our global head of songwriter relations. The whole idea was to put our heads together and figure out how to build and contribute within the songwriting community.
I've done a song with almost everybody in the game.
The history of popular music is littered with great partnerships. Rodgers had his Hammerstein, Lennon had his McCartney, and Lloyd Webber had... his photocopier.
I've never been asked to do a collaboration. I guess I just don't give off that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums.
The best videos were the ones where I became friends with the artists first.
Every band goes through breakups or splits.
I was brought onboard to strengthen the bridge between Spotify and the music community.
I do duets with folks like Randy Goodman, Aaron Neville, Bryan Adams, people like that.
I actually received a lot of messages from Central and South American artists who complimented my songs and showed interest in collaborating with me.
