"It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation."

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"It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation."

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"I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I love being in the studio."

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"I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think."

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