“It was something that was stumbled upon but still on the same path of self-discovery,” CeeLo tells Rated R&B, when asked about forming a musical relationship with Danger Mouse. In fact, he approaches projects as if he is a movie director, which explains why he prefers not to create one-off songs.ĬeeLo and Danger Mouse started working on the project in fall 2003, just months ahead of CeeLo’s final solo album on Artista Records ( CeeLo Green… Is the Soul Machine). “I meet people, and if I get along with them I want to do a project… I am a producer, but I’m definitely an artist first.” Courtesy PhotoĮven though Danger Mouse is a music producer, he pulls a lot of inspiration from the film industry. “I don’t really like to do single tracks,” Danger Mouse told Entertainment Weekly in 2006. However, Danger Mouse made it clear that he prefers to do albums, not individual tracks. Impressed by his work, CeeLo was interested in using a few of them. Like Danger Mouse did in 1998, he sent CeeLo instrumental tracks that he had been working on. ![]() This collaboration led to more creative work between CeeLo and Danger Mouse. ![]() In 2003, Danger Mouse reconnected with CeeLo when he asked to appear on his “What U Sittin’ On?” remix from Ghetto Pop Life, his joint album with rapper Jemini the Gifted One.
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