I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.

The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.

Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.

I have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of life.

Technology will play an increasingly important role in business, and employees will be required to interact constantly with it. It will create an unprecedented revolution in the way we work, dramatically changing jobs within almost all organizations.

I learned early in my writing career that if I try to tailor a song for someone else, I'm usually off base. They're usually looking for something from you with your character.

Find your passion is in life, and do what you can to integrate that into your work life. That's not to say you won't have occasional frustrations in your job - that just goes with the territory - but at least you'll feel better inside, and that, over time, will mean more to you than you might think.

Since I started my career very early, I have gone through the rigmarole of experiencing successes and failures.