I'm trying to make pop records for the middle-class, lower-middle-class - pop for the 99 percent. — Ricky Reed Make Copy Share Image
A lot of what we do in the studio on a day-to-day basis is you try to cast a line as far… — Ricky Reed Back Copy Share Image
I really enjoy the creative freedom that I get when I produce my own projects. — Ricky Reed Creative freedom Copy Share Image
Regardless of what amount of satire or sarcasm is heard in what I do, the reason it connects with people is because… — Ricky Reed Fun Copy Share Image
Every collaboration with a new person is like when you take a bin of Legos and dump them on the floor. All… — Ricky Reed Collaboration Copy Share Image
If you are stuck at a dead-end job, or you know your friends are bringing you down, the time to act is… — Ricky Reed Friends Copy Share Image
My music has evolved to reflect that multigendered, multiracial, multigenre music. Whether I realized it before or not, I'm most influenced by… — Ricky Reed Most Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is a huge, great diverse place, but I had to find the version that worked for me. I am lucky… — Ricky Reed Find Copy Share Image
Pitbull is, like, one of the most incredible humans. He's an amazing guy, and when we first connected on 'Fireball,' he said,… — Ricky Reed Amazing Copy Share Image
I can never think about, 'Is this going to sell? Is this going to work on radio?' I just have to get… — Ricky Reed I love Copy Share Image
Who doesn't love classic Destiny's Child or Ace of Base? There's so much amazing music from that time period, so it makes… — Ricky Reed Amazing Copy Share Image
Don't do anyone else's version of a hit song - it's gonna sound terrible. You just have to do what you do… — Ricky Reed Hit Copy Share Image
Collaborating with someone on music is the same way you'd go about hanging out. You have to listen more than you talk. — Ricky Reed Go Copy Share Image
Big Pop songs are born of inspiration and spontaneity. The question becomes how do you create spontaneity when you're going into the… — Ricky Reed Big Copy Share Image
My career has been one long love letter to California as a whole, top to bottom. — Ricky Reed California Copy Share Image
What I ended up learning was that I had to do what I do well, and do it really well and say,… — Ricky Reed Learning Copy Share Image
A lot of people say don't let bad vibes into the studio, but I love to. If you're having a bad day,… — Ricky Reed Bad Copy Share Image
I started off making music that made fun of pop; now I'm nominated for helping produce pop songs that aim to be… — Ricky Reed Aim Copy Share Image
A lot of people from the Bay, especially musicians, feel like northern California is not the place where everything's poppin' off and… — Ricky Reed California Copy Share Image
This might sound strange, but I've never really been a person who has goals of any sort. I tend to just work… — Ricky Reed Goals Copy Share Image
I think, because I didn't think of myself getting into writing and production since I was younger, I could get bored of… — Ricky Reed Continue Copy Share Image
When I started trying to produce records for other people, one of the first tracks I wrote and produced was sort of… — Ricky Reed Bad Copy Share Image
I grew up playing in rock bands while I was listening to rap records. I like a lot of stuff. — Ricky Reed Like Copy Share Image
