Archive for March 3rd, 2012
Afrojack on His Debut Album, His Hair and Working With Friends
March 3rd, 2012
"I want to keep it really true to myself and to my roots" Nick van de Wall better known as Afrojack tells Rolling Stone of his vision for the debut album he hopes to release this September The 24-year-old Dutch DJ and producer first introduced Americans to his dense aggressive...
Norah Jones, Danger Mouse Craft Moody, ‘Weird’ LP
March 3rd, 2012
Back in 2009 Norah Jones and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton got together in the Gnarls Barkley producer's Los Angeles studio to begin work on a top-secret project "Nobody from my label or management knew we were doing it" says the singer "Brian said 'I'd rather actually collaborate and not just...
Aretha Franklin Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
I met Whitney when her mother Cissy who was singing with me brought her to one of my recording sessions She was around nine or 10 with little red pigtails and her hair parted in the middle I think Cissy had instructed her to be very quiet because she didn't...
Alicia Keys Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
I remember getting to know Whitney at one of Clive Davis' pre-Grammy parties around 2007 She came right over to my table pulled up a chair next to me and said "I want us to work together!" She was very bold and extremely direct – she did not pull any...
David Foster Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
I met Kevin Costner by chance up in Vancouver He said "I'm doing this new project – would you be interested in doing the music for it?" And of course I said yes When we started working on The Bodyguard Quincy Jones took me to lunch and said to me...
Swizz Beatz Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
We came together through an Arista exec and great friend of mine Larry Jackson He said "We're gonna put together this Whitney album You should work on some tracks" We were like getting my wife [Alicia Keys] to write and to do the tracks could be legendary When was the...
Wyclef Jean Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
When Whitney was coming to the studio to make "My Love is Your Love" of course I was very nervous – like "Man is she going to feel this song?" But when she walked in I gotta tell you she lit up the room to the point where we forgot...
Darlene Love Remembers Whitney Houston
March 3rd, 2012
I met Whitney when she was eight years old Her mother Cissy Dee Dee Warwick and myself sang background for Dionne Warwick for 10 years almost When we'd work around the area in New York or Connecticut doing shows instead of staying in a hotel I'd stay with Cissy And...