When you have that connection with someone, you miss it. It’s hard to just put that aside. And so we knew from the first song that we made together that we had something and then that was “I Need Your Love,” and “Outside” a couple years later. We actually did another song, which I loved, but he was like, “Ehh, I’m not really that into it,” in his Scottish accent. He says that my bit on it was fine but he wasn’t keen on the other person’s bit, which I thought was genius. I thought it was genius. I obviously can’t say who of course, but a legend. Like a legend. He’s very picky. He’s kind of in that Max Martin-mind where he’ll ask your opinion out of just politeness. They know what they’re doing. I think Calvin is a genius. When he sent “Miracle,” I just got a text out of the blue from him and I was trying to play it cool, so I didn’t reply for a bit because I couldn’t really believe it. I thought after that song never came out, we were finished. But it was a no-brainer. He brings that confidence in me that I think I need for tracks like that. And I went back to my high-health “Lights” days of being able to sing high notes.

–via Rolling Stone (Mach 23, 2023)