She didn't get me started, but I credit her a lot in pushing me and giving me big parties where people who could give me big breaks were attending. We just connected. We had the music as a foundation for our friendship. Then she opened Liquid and started flying me down, so I just decided to move here. But friends in high places can do as much harm as good.
Production is very hard for a female.
It's very hard to get credibility. Even with Madonna's seal of approval, people will assume I got where I am because of the people I know. She stamps out her cigarette and lights another. During the pause a bass rumbles through the club as technicians tweak the sound system. Young breaks into a wide smile and eases back on the couch.