“Beyoncé can handle any record you put in front of her. Any record that pushes her in that direction, it would have been good to be on the project.” Has BeensRecordsFrontsProjectsHandle Author:Bryce Wilson
“I made the record, and I sent it over to Jay Brown, who was working on Rihanna's album. He was like, "Send me that record for Rihanna."” MadeRecordsAlbumsBrown Author:Bryce Wilson
“In many poor countries, if the daughter is told who she's going to marry, and told that she's going to live in the village with her husband's family, she really has very little opportunity to make her own decisions. If she comes for a while to work in a factory, she has her own money. In family agriculture, it's never your money. It's whatever somebody decides to give you. For many people this is tremendously valuable, because then they can step up.” PeopleIfsGivingLittlesCountryOpportunityDecisionPoorStepsHusbandDaughterValuableVillageFactoriesAgricultureStep UpPoor Countries Author:Pietra Rivoli
“You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the activists, in the United States we would still have child labor, we would still have 16-hour days.” NeedsChildrenStillsCountryStatesOpportunityForceHoursUnitedCompanyUnited StatesConscienceLaborInvestingEmploymentActivistChild LaborEmployment Opportunities Author:Pietra Rivoli
“At that point, when songs got leaked, it was cool though too because then you started getting recognition beforehand.” SongRecognition Author:Bryce Wilson
“One half was like, I hope this doesn't affect it, and the other half was like, it's great that people know I did a Beyoncé record.” PeopleKnowsHalfRecordsOther HalfOne Half Author:Bryce Wilson
“The first two songs that I wrote, produced and demoed with my voice on it was that song and then Akon's "Sorry, Blame It On Me." The first two demos I ever wrote and demoed, the two biggest artists at the time took them.” FirstsTwoArtistSongVoiceBlameSorryDemos Author:Bryce Wilson
“I mean, just like every other prominent songwriter or producer, you have the shot. You send in records and if they make it, they make it. If they get heard, they get heard. I'm not sure if you know how that circle of songwriting and producing works, but every time a big artist is working, everybody and their mother is in the studio writing records to try to get on it.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingMeanBigsMotherArtistKnow HowRecordsHeardShotsStudiosCirclesProducersNot SureSongwritingSongwritersProminent Author:Bryce Wilson
“Generally, you're always shooting in the dark with Beyonce. She's just creative and eclectic and up on always trying to be ahead of the game. That was the moment of me trying to figure out how I wanted to give her another moment.” GivingTryingMomentsWantedGamesDarkCreativeFiguresShootingAlways TryingEclecticBeyonceAhead Of The Game Author:Bryce Wilson
“I'm always constantly doing stuff with Beyonce in mind. Anytime I hear a beat I think she'll love, I'll put something to it and go from there and hopefully it's something that she's in the mood for doing.What exactly were you trying to accomplish with this song?” ThinkingTryingMindSongStuffBeatsAccomplishMoodHopefullyBeyonce Author:Bryce Wilson