Writing for Beyoncé:
Did you write with her?
The process is like a writing camp, essentially. She flies us all in and puts us all up. We all live in a house together — like five producers and five topline writers. She visits each room and will contribute and let us know what she's feeling and what she's not feeling.
ARTISTIC INTEGRITY
- Copy and past your name in the grammy for Best sorround sound album
Beyoncé: Thank you, Kelly. I wrote and produced "Independent Women [Part 1]" and "Jumpin', Jumpin'." Then I did "Survivor" and "Bootylicious" and the label loved it. [Same with] "Nasty Girl," "Emotions," "Happy Face," and "Apple Pie a la Mode." The label kept saying, "Do another song, do another song, do another song." It wasn't planned. It wasn't something like I said, "OK, I'm going to take charge."
MTV: The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb said he likes your cover of "Emotion."
When she said on MTV she wrote "Emotion"...but that song was a cover