Keys to succeeding in the music business

- [Interviewer] I love that, and you've mentioned so many big names on the business side of the music industry. You've worked with so many big hitters on the business side, and even bigger hitters on the talent side. In your experience, what are the key factors to succeeding in the music business and to succeeding in business in general? - [Interviewee] Well, I think to succeed in music business in what my seat was, as first and foremost a writer and producer, it was to understand that this business is made up of hit songs. It's not necessarily in the artist business, it's not, not necessarily in the music business, it's not necessarily in the art business per se, sometimes those things can line up, but once you decide to be in the music business you have to be committed to writing hit songs, singing hit songs, and moving the masses because that's what the industry is based upon. It's not necessarily based on the craft of…