![]() The production actually started as a house thing with a chord progression that I wrote, but with some time in the studio alone I was making a sort of "wildfire" beat out of it. I think Usher is a bonafide superstar because he's very honest in his songs and people can relate to that especially in the feelings and textures of his voice. Every idea we had, we discussed how the song would relate to Usher's life and then I just tried to help realise these lyrics and feelings. These were all ideas and feelings and then Usher put it into perspective for himself and took the control and feeling of the record to another level. I remember I was tryin' to explain a Portuguese word "saudade" to him when we were just writing the lyrics it's the feeling of nostalgia, but it's hard to make sense of in English. He was relating with me about the idea and how many times you think things are perfect and feel that way but they can pass. It was a sad feeling but it was beautiful. With this one I had explained to him about a moment I had with a girl where I felt like I could die with her and be content, but I didn't and life moved on, and that point in my life was over. Usher liked to talk to me from the start about the concept of each record. How did the song take shape? did you have the track first or did Usher come to you with the idea? It all felt right even though it was made so spontaneously. After the first demo, people were so hyped on it and even though we continued to work on it over the next two months, very little changed with the production. I knew the concept was very strong and Usher loved it but I think once Usher started to lay down his vocal ideas we couldn't stop. The concept was built first and then it took a few melody lines and the song was written in about one hour. ![]()
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