Part of doing mash-ups is getting the legal rights to use the songs. If you're going to do a mash-up with five songs, you should probably find 10 songs, because you're only going to get half of them cleared. It's a real collaborative effort.

I think I went more toward writing because that's my talent. I don't think I was a great performer... And I like being behind the scenes a little bit.

A vocal producer is very important, and it's a very important component of an overall successful and good-sounding record.

The more people who come from musical backgrounds and go into promotion, production, songwriting, A&R, plus get their business head together, the better. They'll not only understand the business aspect, they'll also have a true passion and ear for how quality is represented musically.

We want the technology in our devices to enable a social experience.

Doing social media is a way of not giving in to this inclination to hiding. But instead, I'm teaching myself to feel comfortable about being open.

You won't remember what it was like when your technology didn't recognize when you are sad or angry.

The Internet eco-system should be such that users should not pay for Internet connection, content, or anything that is basic.