quincy jones, cliv davis, george martin -- some of the most powerful people in pop music are not singers but producers known for nurturing talent and unlocking sounds. it's hard to define that skill that is understandably in high demand. top producers not only get their pick of projects, they're richly rewarded for their efforts. one of today's hottest producers is known as dr. luk. our chris connelly asked him for his secret. ♪ hey over there >> reporter: "hold it against me," the newest video from britney spears. it had its world premiere on mtv just hours ago. ♪ play my favorite song here at conway studios in hollywood, he is one of the principal architects of that song. that little tented area, that's where you record vocals, is that the idea? >> yep, that's where today britney would be. she sounds good fast, you know? she's a lot busier than i am so she comes in and gets it done and she's out. >> reporter: with 21 number one singles to his credit, he is 37-year-old producer and songwriter lukasz gottwald, the man everyone calls dr. luk, the most successful and sought after hitmaker

we were recording "macarthur park" in air studios, the great air studios, which was started by george martinake with birthday candles out of snow in the park. and he was going through this relationship just falling apart and he saw this cake, that it'd started to rain and this cake of snow was just starting to melt all over the park. and he thought it was a great metaphor for his relationship and would he ever find a cake as wonderful, or a relationship as wonderful again? so isn't it strange how serendipitous moments like that happen in life? we're going to move, now, into another great american songwriter -- i talk of paul simon -- and one of the finest songs, in my opinion, of the 20th century, and that's "bridge over troubled water." ♪ when you're weary ♪ feeling small ♪ when tears are in your eyes ♪ ♪ i will dry them all ♪ i'm on your side ♪ oh, when times get rough ♪ and friends just can't be found ♪ ♪ like a bridge over troubled water ♪ ♪ i will lay me down ♪ when you're down and out ♪ when you're on the street ♪ when evening falls so hard ♪ ♪ i will comfort you ♪ i'll take your part

to his idea, his notion of not -- a binational state, he had a slightly different view than george or martin bloober, the whole point in establishing israel was to create a state where the rem innocents -- remnants of european jewelry and anyone else that chose to come from america or elsewhere. and they would be citizens along said the residents, palestinian, christian, muslim, or whatever in what would be a hebrew republic. a secular, hebrew republic. and the state would have it's national identity based on what most states sort of ground their identity, and their language and their culture. and it would be drenched in jewish culture, cook thought. but it would be secular, and therefore, open and open to giving full equality to anyone who decided to reside in that 20th century secular state. so i'm trying to -- i guess i'm trying to -- jam a circular block into a square hole or something. but i'm trying to find a way out of the conflict. and like cook, i think part of the conflict, one the reasons it's gone on for so long, for six six -- more than six decades is that we have this unresolve

george gershwin. all the musicians, duke ellington, his thing was not about separating himself from the rest of america. go to the forefathers of our music. jelly roll martin. they are not thage our music and saying this is for me. a broad riverpbing music, american music, opera that incorporates all to have people in the environment. that is the achievement of jazz. when i say our, i definitely mean all of america. it is not less pertinent for you because it comes from a black person just like a great achievement by an anglo american is less important. tavis: that's the answer i knew you were going to give. >> i get passionate about it. tavis: i know this. i wanted to make the pointer, and you made it clear that it is all of ours. at the risk of violating your personal confidence and our private conversation, i want to put this out there because i know it to be true and i really want you to open this up. juxtaposes nicely against your comment now that jazz belongs to all of us, and yet i know that it does, you tell me, hurt, sing, disappoint. you know where i'm going. where you look out in the audience across the country and don't see african-americans in

martin sheen, speaks out for the first time. he has some strong words about his son's addiction. good morning, america. i'm georgeoulos, here with juju. >> here i am. robin roberts is on assignment. >>> also ahead this morning, prince william's farewell blast to the single life. what is his party-loving brother planning for the bachelor party? and what has harry been told not to do? >> we'll find out in a little bit. >>> also, justin bieber. he's cut the hair. >> say it ain't so. >> the trademark do is gone. we'll check out the look and what his fans think about it. >>> we begin with the latest on charlie sheen. his father, martin sheen, is speaking out for the first time about his son's struggles with substance abuse. and we're seeing pictures of the woman charlie sheen says is the new love of his life. andrea canning is here. and you've spoken with the mystery woman. >> reporter: i spoke with her. she seemed really nice. he told me he was in love with her. and i'll tell you more about who this mystery woman is in a moment. first, charlie sheen's father, clearly supporting his son through all of this. calling hi

george h.w. bush. he'll be joined by georgia congressman john lewis who fought for civil rights alongside martin lutherhe bill will stop a cruel practice in which fishermen literally slice off a shark's fin while it's still alive and throw it back in the water to die. hawaii passed a similar measure last year. >> certainly a topic covered enormously by that documentary "the cove." >>> now to a story about a girl who may be too cool for school. 12-year-old stephanie plato wanted red highlights for her birthday, so her mom let her get them. >> but the school officials in channelview, texas, say they violate the rules and sent her home until she changes her hair back to its original color. stephanie and her mom were stunned. >> because they're cool. they make my hair look better. makes it look cute. >> i think it's bright, and brighter than what i intended it to be, but i don't think it's a distraction. i mean, i don't think children are going to sit in class and not be able to concentrate on their schoolwork because her hair is red. >> stephanie's mom took her back to the salon and had her hair darkened.

martin indyk has also lived in israel. he was an ambassador to israel. he is a vice president at the brookings institution and an adviser to george mitchell. another call from albuquerque. brandon, independent. go ahead. caller: thank you. mr. indyk, given that we are in albuquerque, new mexico, it's sometimes hard to feel what washington thinks about these things. early on, it got a lot of press, but how was washington reacting to the fact that there's still a virtual internet shut down in egypt? does that reflect on how we are looking at the president and the reactions that he has? guest: this is a fascinating question. from the beginning of this revolution the internet and particularly twitter and facebook has played a critical role. mubarak suppressed the moderate voices in egypt and prevented any kind of political organization from rising in the center. he allowed the muslim brotherhood to organize but kept them under control. as a result, while the muslim brotherhood had developed quite an effective organization through a social network of underground, providing education and health to poor people around the country, the moderate for

martin indyk has also lived in israel. he was an ambassador to israel. he is a vice president at the brookings institution and an adviser to george mitchell. another call from albuquerque. brandon, independent. go ahead. caller: thank you. mr. indyk, given that we are in albuquerque, new mexico, it's sometimes hard to feel what washington thinks about these things. early on, it got a lot of press, but how was washington reacting to the fact that there's still a virtual internet shut down in egypt? does that reflect on how we are looking at the president and the reactions that he has? guest: this is a fascinating question. from the beginning of this revolution the internet and particularly twitter and facebook has played a critical role. mubarak suppressed the moderate voices in egypt and prevented any kind of political organization from rising in the center. he allowed the muslim brotherhood to organize but kept them under control. as a result, while the muslim brotherhood had developed quite an effective organization through a social network of underground, providing education and health to poor people around the country, the moderate for