( classical music playing )
( classical music playing )

I don't pay you to eat.
I don't pay you to eat.

- I know. - I don't pay you to stand around here,
- I know. - I don't pay you to stand around here,

painting your toes, drinking IPAs.
painting your toes, drinking IPAs.

What do you think this is, a vacation?
What do you think this is, a vacation?

- ( laughs ) - We're making a damn album here.
- ( laughs ) - We're making a damn album here.

I got this documented. You're over here lounging.
I got this documented. You're over here lounging.

I'm lounging.
I'm lounging.

( song playing on speakers )
( song playing on speakers )

♪ ...mañana ya ya ♪
♪ ...mañana ya ya ♪

♪ Ay, loca la caramba, ramba ♪
♪ Ay, loca la caramba, ramba ♪

♪ Say she wanna dance to La Bamba, Bamba ♪
♪ Say she wanna dance to La Bamba, Bamba ♪

♪ Hasta de la noche, de la, de la ♪
♪ Hasta de la noche, de la, de la ♪

♪ Sigame, bonita baby, ay ay ♪
♪ Sigame, bonita baby, ay ay ♪

Yeah.
Yeah.

Justin's work ethic is random, but is very strong.
Justin's work ethic is random, but is very strong.

It's Sunday, hanging out with the family, pool party.
It's Sunday, hanging out with the family, pool party.

I'll get a text from Justin. It'll be like, "Studio?"
I'll get a text from Justin. It'll be like, "Studio?"

And I'm here having a barbecue, cooking food and like--
And I'm here having a barbecue, cooking food and like--

I'm like, "Oh, damn."
I'm like, "Oh, damn."

And I'm like, "How long?" He's like, "20 minutes."
And I'm like, "How long?" He's like, "20 minutes."

Hailey:
Hailey:

and the work that goes into it, it's a lot.
and the work that goes into it, it's a lot.

It takes a lot of hard work.
It takes a lot of hard work.

♪ Hasta de la noche de mañana ♪
♪ Hasta de la noche de mañana ♪

♪ Ya ya ♪ Is it
♪ Ya ya ♪ Is it

-
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Hasta.
Hasta.

-
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I don't speak Spanish.
I don't speak Spanish.

Singers are good at imitating.
Singers are good at imitating.

Um, so I guess I'm just good at imitating?
Um, so I guess I'm just good at imitating?

I can hear it and then just repeat it.
I can hear it and then just repeat it.

Hasta de la noche de mañana, ya ya.
Hasta de la noche de mañana, ya ya.

Hasta de la noche de mañana, ya ya.
Hasta de la noche de mañana, ya ya.

- Yeah. -
- Yeah. -

De la. De la.
De la. De la.

- Yeah, I'm just-- bro. It's okay. - Sorry, sorry.
- Yeah, I'm just-- bro. It's okay. - Sorry, sorry.

- Sorry. - I know you're excited.
- Sorry. - I know you're excited.

( song continues )
( song continues )

♪ Sigame, bonita baby, ay ay ♪
♪ Sigame, bonita baby, ay ay ♪

♪ I'm off tequila, she sipping mai tai ♪
♪ I'm off tequila, she sipping mai tai ♪

♪ Arriba, la vida, we live the high life ♪
♪ Arriba, la vida, we live the high life ♪

- Put that hot sauce on it. -
- Put that hot sauce on it. -

Ryan Good:
Ryan Good:

is extremely gratifying, especially for me.
is extremely gratifying, especially for me.

And, like, seeing him sink his teeth
And, like, seeing him sink his teeth

and finding joy in doing what he loves
and finding joy in doing what he loves

in doing what he's like purposed to do--
in doing what he's like purposed to do--

He just kind of writes and writes and writes.
He just kind of writes and writes and writes.

And we kind of narrow it down
And we kind of narrow it down

to what he wants the body of work to be.
to what he wants the body of work to be.

We're able to get all this-- this bed of ideas and songs
We're able to get all this-- this bed of ideas and songs

and really cherry-pick the ones that are tight
and really cherry-pick the ones that are tight

and put that on the board of songs.
and put that on the board of songs.

Poo Bear is gonna get back in the lab again this week.
Poo Bear is gonna get back in the lab again this week.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Cut over to Poo Bear.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Cut over to Poo Bear.

Throw it up.
Throw it up.

Allison:
Allison:

in terms of writing, who knows Justin so well.
in terms of writing, who knows Justin so well.

♪ Need you permanent in my life ♪
♪ Need you permanent in my life ♪

♪ Always ♪
♪ Always ♪

When Justin calls and gives him the outline of an idea,
When Justin calls and gives him the outline of an idea,

Poo really knows what to do with it and where to go with it.
Poo really knows what to do with it and where to go with it.

Hey.
Hey.

( vocalizing )
( vocalizing )

Yeah.
Yeah.

Justin's great at challenging me creatively.
Justin's great at challenging me creatively.

His work ethics are so amazing.
His work ethics are so amazing.

Him and Poo have an amazing chemistry,
Him and Poo have an amazing chemistry,

a lot these verses that they write together.
a lot these verses that they write together.

Can't nobody want nobody.
Can't nobody want nobody.

- Can't. - Can't.
- Can't. - Can't.

♪ Ain't nobody ever gonna take your place ♪
♪ Ain't nobody ever gonna take your place ♪

Hey.
Hey.

He's one of the most prolific songwriters of our generation.
He's one of the most prolific songwriters of our generation.

He writes three songs a day sometimes every day.
He writes three songs a day sometimes every day.

Hundreds of songs, literally.
Hundreds of songs, literally.

Justin:
Justin:

who has just been in my life for a very long time.
who has just been in my life for a very long time.

And I love him and I respect him
And I love him and I respect him

and I think he's a tremendous human being.
and I think he's a tremendous human being.

Poo Bear: Or is it-- no, you'll be permanent in my life, right?
Poo Bear: Or is it-- no, you'll be permanent in my life, right?

Yeah.
Yeah.

♪ You'll be permanent in my life ♪
♪ You'll be permanent in my life ♪

- ♪ Always ♪ - Ain't nobody ever gonna take.
- ♪ Always ♪ - Ain't nobody ever gonna take.

Yeah, okay.
Yeah, okay.

♪ Ain't nobody ever gonna take your place ♪
♪ Ain't nobody ever gonna take your place ♪

I think he knows me, you know?
I think he knows me, you know?

And he knows what I'm going through
And he knows what I'm going through

and he kind of sees my journey.
and he kind of sees my journey.

He's got a mind like no other.
He's got a mind like no other.

He's so talented, and he helps me articulate
He's so talented, and he helps me articulate

what I wanna say better than, I think, anybody.
what I wanna say better than, I think, anybody.

- What'd you say? Take-- - Yeah, get-- gon'.
- What'd you say? Take-- - Yeah, get-- gon'.

- Just gon' and-- - ♪ Ain't nobody ever gon' take ♪
- Just gon' and-- - ♪ Ain't nobody ever gon' take ♪

- Yeah, instead of "gonna." - No, that's way cooler.
- Yeah, instead of "gonna." - No, that's way cooler.

- Gon'. It's gon'. It's country. - Yeah.
- Gon'. It's gon'. It's country. - Yeah.

Both: ♪ Ain't nobody ever gon' take your place ♪
Both: ♪ Ain't nobody ever gon' take your place ♪

- ♪ Your place ♪ - You see that?
- ♪ Your place ♪ - You see that?

I think we're each other's spirit animals.
I think we're each other's spirit animals.

We've got a rhythm down, we figured each other out,
We've got a rhythm down, we figured each other out,

and we're able to-- to deliver.
and we're able to-- to deliver.

Which is one of the harder parts to do in the music business is to deliver.
Which is one of the harder parts to do in the music business is to deliver.

- He's freakishly talent-- you're freakishly talented. - Thanks, man. Thank you.
- He's freakishly talent-- you're freakishly talented. - Thanks, man. Thank you.

I don't know, I'm waiting to run out of, you know,
I don't know, I'm waiting to run out of, you know,

words and melodies and stuff.
words and melodies and stuff.

So this producer named Tiny, I have him send me beats
So this producer named Tiny, I have him send me beats

just in case Justin wants to write to something.
just in case Justin wants to write to something.

And I happened to be at the record playing with Poo Bear,
And I happened to be at the record playing with Poo Bear,

and Poo Bear asked if I had any beats,
and Poo Bear asked if I had any beats,

so I played a couple tiny ones. He loved "Habitual."
so I played a couple tiny ones. He loved "Habitual."

And then Justin asked if Poo Bear had sent any new songs over.
And then Justin asked if Poo Bear had sent any new songs over.

And I was like, "Well, we just did this one
And I was like, "Well, we just did this one

together a couple weeks ago at Record Plant."
together a couple weeks ago at Record Plant."

-
-

Got a new Poo Bear record that he just sent.
Got a new Poo Bear record that he just sent.

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♪ Just to think that we've been out here this whole time ♪
♪ Just to think that we've been out here this whole time ♪

♪ Working through the seasons ♪
♪ Working through the seasons ♪

♪ Never crossed paths ♪
♪ Never crossed paths ♪

♪ Till we had a reason ♪
♪ Till we had a reason ♪

- Hey! -
- Hey! -

- Yeah. -
- Yeah. -

( laughing )
( laughing )

♪ No, it's not so traditional ♪
♪ No, it's not so traditional ♪

Fire! Oh!
Fire! Oh!

♪ Never ungrateful for it ♪
♪ Never ungrateful for it ♪

- Yeah. -
- Yeah. -

- Whoo! -
- Whoo! -

Justin: Okay, you ready?
Justin: Okay, you ready?

So, Poo Bear basically partnered with me
So, Poo Bear basically partnered with me

on every song on this album.
on every song on this album.

He wrote this song with the help of this guy over here.
He wrote this song with the help of this guy over here.

"Habitual," it's one of my favorite songs.
"Habitual," it's one of my favorite songs.

I'm gonna go cut it. I just heard it for the first time.
I'm gonna go cut it. I just heard it for the first time.

It's not often where I hear something right away
It's not often where I hear something right away

and I'm like, "This is so tight."
and I'm like, "This is so tight."

Let's get in the booth now and cut it.
Let's get in the booth now and cut it.

He cut it that night.
He cut it that night.

There's only been a couple songs he's done that with.
There's only been a couple songs he's done that with.

Most songs he has to live with, make sure it's, you know,
Most songs he has to live with, make sure it's, you know,

worth him putting all his energy into it.
worth him putting all his energy into it.

It's like a first date.
It's like a first date.

Not every first date you score, right?
Not every first date you score, right?

You know, you wanna take your time with it
You know, you wanna take your time with it

and make sure you're doing the right thing.
and make sure you're doing the right thing.

It's the same thing with a song.
It's the same thing with a song.

I'm not saying scoring in a creepy way.
I'm not saying scoring in a creepy way.

I'm like, you know, chemistry matches score.
I'm like, you know, chemistry matches score.

Thing about coming back to the studio
Thing about coming back to the studio

and jumping in this music thing, it's habit forming.
and jumping in this music thing, it's habit forming.

His love for it is habitual.
His love for it is habitual.

♪ My love for you's habitual, yeah ♪
♪ My love for you's habitual, yeah ♪

Justin always in his process
Justin always in his process

has not wanted a lot of people around,
has not wanted a lot of people around,

so that hasn't changed that much.
so that hasn't changed that much.

It usually is just usually him and Josh
It usually is just usually him and Josh

when he's cutting the record.
when he's cutting the record.

♪ My love for you's habitual, yeah ♪
♪ My love for you's habitual, yeah ♪

( bleep ). Frick.
( bleep ). Frick.

( bleeping )
( bleeping )

♪ My love for-- ♪ ( bleep )
♪ My love for-- ♪ ( bleep )

Superstars just feel like whatever they sing is amazing
Superstars just feel like whatever they sing is amazing

because of who they are.
because of who they are.

And he's able to just completely push that to the side
And he's able to just completely push that to the side

and just, you know, strive for greatness.
and just, you know, strive for greatness.

♪ Never ungrateful for it ♪
♪ Never ungrateful for it ♪

Poo Bear:
Poo Bear:

And in the past, the media has kind of, like,
And in the past, the media has kind of, like,

played him out to be something completely different.
played him out to be something completely different.

But being around him and being up and close with him
But being around him and being up and close with him

for seven years now
for seven years now

just lets me see that he's a sweetheart,
just lets me see that he's a sweetheart,

you know, a big-hearted individual,
you know, a big-hearted individual,

and he just wants to be the best version of himself
and he just wants to be the best version of himself

that he could possibly be.
that he could possibly be.

- Yeah, can you send me those? - Yeah.
- Yeah, can you send me those? - Yeah.

Like, just literally spend ten on each or something.
Like, just literally spend ten on each or something.

( song playing on speakers)
( song playing on speakers)

Seriously.
Seriously.

( song continues )
( song continues )

♪ ...Earth keeps spinning around ♪
♪ ...Earth keeps spinning around ♪

♪ We're breathing ♪
♪ We're breathing ♪

♪ So grateful ♪
♪ So grateful ♪

♪ I'll be yours habitual, yeah ♪
♪ I'll be yours habitual, yeah ♪