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A lot of people say don't let bad vibes into the studio, but I love to. If you're having a bad day, write a song that feels like that.
Ricky Reed
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Regardless of what amount of satire or sarcasm is heard in what I do, the reason it connects with people is because the fun and the wildness in it is sincere.
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Every collaboration with a new person is like when you take a bin of Legos and dump them on the floor. All of the pieces to work with are right there. A floor full of Legos is full of possibilities.
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I think, because I didn't think of myself getting into writing and production since I was younger, I could get bored of it if I don't continue to pivot.
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I can never think about, 'Is this going to sell? Is this going to work on radio?' I just have to get in the zone where I'm like, 'Do I love this, or do I not love this?' Essentially it all comes down to that.
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Pitbull is, like, one of the most incredible humans. He's an amazing guy, and when we first connected on 'Fireball,' he said, 'I love it!' He recorded the verse in a day, we mixed it the next day, and it was on the radio in like two weeks after we made the initial track. That's just how he works. He's so hard working, kind, and really appreciative.
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I grew up playing in rock bands while I was listening to rap records. I like a lot of stuff.
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A lot of people from the Bay, especially musicians, feel like northern California is not the place where everything's poppin' off and not quite on the cutting edge artistically as New York or L.A. People from the Bay feel like they have something to prove, and I always love feeling like I have something to prove.
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Collaborating with someone on music is the same way you'd go about hanging out. You have to listen more than you talk.
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I have a short attention span. And when I'm in the middle of one thing, I'm then drawn to the next thing.
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I started off making music that made fun of pop; now I'm nominated for helping produce pop songs that aim to be as honest as possible.
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This might sound strange, but I've never really been a person who has goals of any sort. I tend to just work in the moment, day-to-day, try to make things and make decisions that feel good, and it tends to guide me where I want to go in the long-term.
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