Was it a different experience to work with her for The Fame and then Born This Way?
I met her before she got signed on a label. The experiences were different. Before, there was no pressure for her and she would do things without asking questions, we had lot of fun. Then after The Fame, she became famous and it was different. It was not easy in the studio. Always a lot of people around her, it became something else. I couldn't carry on the same way.
Your work on her last album was minimal.
"Gypsy" is an idea we started together but i was not pleased with the song. We never finished it together. She asked what we could do with this song and I told her that if she wanted to finish it, I'll give it to her. She finished the song with somebody else. I never heard the finished song.
You two make a great team. You completely changed the sound of pop in 2008. Now you recorded 8 new songs with Lady Gaga for her next album. How was the reunion?
Exactly. I don't know where she is mentally and musically today. We'll see what happens. We tried to recreate the magic together in the studio. I think we made fantastic songs but once again, she's very busy. Too bad.
Can you tell us more about these songs with Lady Gaga? Does it sound like your previous songs?
It is close to what we have done before, with some evolutions. You can tell it's her and me, absolutely (laughs)! If you hear them, you can tell it is us. At one point, one of them was going to be the first single. Then it was cancelled, I don't know what happened.
It is close to what we have done before, with some evolutions. You can tell it's her and me, absolutely (laughs)! If you hear them, you can tell it is us.
At one point, one of them was going to be the first single. Then it was cancelled, i don't know what happened.
I don't know how to feel about this. I mean I'm relieved she's planning on something different, but at the same time, had it been planned we could have gotten new music already
He definitely feels some type of way. You can tell. Maybe they just aren't musically compatible anymore. Which is funny because Gaga seems to think she knows what she is doing but her music is going backwards in terms of quality so his frustration makes sense.
I doubt ANY of his songs will end up on the album then. 
