4 - Infos sur le nouvel album

You've called "I Was Here," which Beyoncé recorded for 4, your favorite song you've even written. How did that one come about?

I was at my house [and] I come up with this line, "I want to leave my footprints on the sands of time." I'm like, "Oh, that's like the best opening line I've ever come up with." It's so evocative. This song was channeled through me. I didn't have a tape recorder; I'm sitting, singing into my answering machine. I thought, "Who could this be for? I've never worked with Beyoncé. Maybe it's Beyoncé?"

So I call Jay-Z; he doesn't call me back. [A few days later], I told my assistant to call Jay-Z again and tell him it's urgent. He took my call this time. I said, "If I told you I wrote one of my best songs, would you want to hear it?" He said, "I want to hear it this second." [I play it for him] and he goes, "Oh, my God. This is one of the best songs I've heard in my life. Stay where you are. Beyoncé is going to be getting off a plane; I'm going to have her call you."

She called me a couple of hours later. [I play it for her and] she goes, "I'm supposed to be mastering my album on Friday. I don't care. I'm coming out on Wednesday to cut this song."

Toxicboi a écrit:Dommmage j'aurai kiffé voir le clip de I Was Here avec Beyoncé enceinte