The creation of my premier single "Ransom" started as more of a match making game than anything else. During a writing session, my producer was running through a few tracks he had been working on and introduced me to this maniacal, seductive track. I'm a fan of left-of-center-crack-the-whip-and-break-out-the-ball-gag music, so needless to say it was love at first listen. One of the best decisions I ever made was almost falling out of my chair and screaming, "This is it! I need to write to this!!"

The imagery of a bank heist immediately came to me because I have a fascination with the Bonnie and Clyde story. I've always dreamed of falling madly in love and going on a dangerous adventure (without hurting anyone of course). As a proud functioning member of society, I thought it would be a good idea to live out my fantasy through song. It's awfully hard to get good singing acoustics in prison from what I've heard.

On another level, I wanted the lyrics to channel the Joker from Batman. He wasn't motivated by money, fame, or revenge. He did whatever the hell he wanted just because he felt like it. It was about the cat and mouse game and the fun in the power struggle.The lyrics "3-2-1 just for fun" were written for exactly that reason. No nonsense makes no sense after all.

Structurally, the choice of having a lyric-free chorus was very intentional. I'm a big fan of vocal hooks because they are something your audience can listen to and catch onto quickly. I toyed with the idea of having a wordy chorus, but it didn't quite fit the mood as well as a bunch of ohhs, doot doots, and heys.

I must say the making of the "Ransom" video was one of the crowning jewels of my career thus far. Neoclassical French inspired props, a candy feast, living the gem face robot fantasy, and having dinner orgies with some of the most respected queens in the business was pure bliss. There's no other way to describe it, and there's no other way I envisioned bringing this song to life.

This song was a huge win for me on a personal and professional level. I have so much faith in it. It's like having a favorite songchild. You know you shouldn't because the others are awesome too, but you do anyway!