Quotes from Timbaland

I do music for the fans. I want to lift fans up.

I listen to a lot of alternative types of music: I listen to a lot of Chinese music, I listen to a lot of Asian music. It might surprise you, but I listen to a lot of Arabic music. And I don't care - music is music.

I'm a musical genius.

My style is to take something unexpected and make it into a hit. That's what I do.

Good production is like a beautiful marriage. It makes a happy home.

The same people who smile in my face would be the same ones to talk behind my back.

I work out all the time. I love it.

I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround-sound type of guy.