If you leave yourself open, even just a little bit, they will pounce, especially on the blind [auditions], when you’re trying to bring the artists over.
I probably spent the most time with John [Legend] before we got into this, and getting to hang out was a icebreaker, jumping in.
I will say that the first day, they take it easy, and by day two, the gloves came off, and I was sort of thrown at how drastic a change it was.