The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.
I'm always saying in the studio, 'My vocals are too loud!' or 'My vocals have too much effect on them!' I like some of it, but I'm not a fan of loading effects onto my voice.
I do have a rule about how much I will take on - the last thing you want is to be on TV too much and for people to be sick of you.
I think with artists and celebrities, you want to be simultaneously supportive of their conversions without putting too much hope and weight into it.
On the tech side, little start-ups can do something magnificent. They don't need too much in terms of plants and infrastructure.
I do what I do because I like doing it. I'm well paid for it. I get far too much adulation compared with what it's worth.
A collection makes its own demands. Many artists have been collectors. I think of it rather as an illness. I felt it was using up too much energy.