"I think that old way had to account for a linear piece of music, whereas now you can work with a singer and even if you get the most mediocre phrase, you can turn it into a hook."
"Some years ago after 'Waiting On A Friend' came out, I was shopping in the supermarket and I heard this song and thought, 'Hey! This saxaphone player on this record, he really sounds like something.' Then I realized, it was me."