From the archives:

"Gwen Stefani didn’t start from scratch. She was a known personality. People were eager to hear what she had to do. But the music had to be interesting, innovative and a reflection of who she was."
Interview with Mark Williams, A&R at Interscope Records USA

"It had never been done that way before…He laid out what kind of surf music he liked, what sort of energy he wanted it to have, and we found the appropriate pieces."
Interview with Karyn Rachtman, Musical Supervisor for Pulp Fiction, Desperado

"I like taking material from independent artists that don’t have deals. You never know who the next big rapper or r&b artist is going to be."
Interview with Dominick Lamb a.k.a. Nottz, Producer for 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Busta Rhymes