Pete makes it clear that he won’t produce just for the sake of money or just to occupy himself, instead he wants to do something that can occupy himself, and a project that he can make a committment to. He has to like the people he works with, either as people, or musically. And finally, it also has to be in a genre that he is interested in such as R&B or rock ‘n’ roll.
Pete makes it a point not to get into the engineering side of things, although he does know how to. The only time he will touch the board is when he wants to turn the volume up or down. Pete tells us that he likes to work with people who are willing to listen to his ideas and that it’s all about mutual respect. The most important thing is to listen to each other.
