i kinda fell in love with what he did with solange.ing, playing back in the day, these were natural connections of flavors i was interested in. the album just kind of came together after that. >> you were born in the 80's and grew up in the 90's. pop music was manufactured for girl bands and boy bands. it was a bit of a dirty word, but songwriters are making kind of a come back and pop music. have you noticed a shift in the industry? >> it has been changing, always. it is even less defined as one thing. i used to think that i was wrong but you had to look a certain way and dance a certain way. all of those rules in my head have dissipated. you areunique parts of the things to shine. morton,ou work with max the swedish hit machine. >> the god of pop music, we call him. >> he has worked with stars like britney and the backstreet boys. what was that like? >> just as humble as you want him to be given the amount of achievements he's had in his career. i always hoped one day that i would meet him. he is the wizard of oz of pop music. i woul