“Best Thing I Never Had” songwriter inspired by Beyoncé
Patrick “J. Que” Smith (Co-Writer of "Best Thing I Never Had"):
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When she [Beyoncé] heard “Best Thing I Never Had” she really dug it. She had a couple of things she wanted to tweak. But she was jumping up and down, literally. I was amped and absolutely floored at how beautiful she was in person. I wasn’t ready for that.
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Her work ethic is nuts. I remember the night she came in and recorded “The Best Thing I Never Had” she got to the studio at maybe 9PM. She came off of the plane, and walked into the studio. We played the record. She loved it! She jumped in the studio and knocked out three records that night. And she didn't get started until 10pm. So her ability to really push like that and stay hungry and focused absolutely blows my mind.
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“She was incredibly grateful that we came out. She’s super cordial. She’s still a Southern girl. And my favorite thing though, easily, was how much she turned into a fan when Babyface came into the room. She became a fan. She was the one sitting down excited to hear the stories and what Kenny was talking about. It’s always cool when you get to see people that you look at in that spotlight and you see them actually become the fan. That was great.
And my favorite thing though, easily, was how much she turned into a fan when Babyface came into the room. She became a fan. She was the one sitting down excited to hear the stories and what Kenny was talking about. It’s always cool when you get to see people that you look at in that spotlight and you see them actually become the fan.