Begin Again (2013) Edit

A buck for a book. The whole thing.

A male band behind you. What? You find that amusing?

A real bona fide motherfucker in this business,

Aah! Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off.

Above that bar, Saul.

After 18 years of marriage, all right?

After he totally betrayed you, that's your business.

Ah, but everyone loves it when we do it. It's amazing.

Ah, but everyone loves it when we do it. It's amazing.

Ah, shit. You're gonna have to get these beers, though.

Ah, you know what they say, get your songs in a movie.

Ah!

All of that's mine. Come on, baby.

All over New York City. And we do it through the summer,

All right, all right, all right, five bucks each.

All right, all right.

All right, all right.

All right, here we are. We hope you like.

All right, I think we both know that that isn't true, so...

All right, it was great talking to you. Thanks.

All right, let's take five. Five, not ten.

All right, look, I'm gonna go home and think about it,

All right. See you in the morning.

All right... what do you think?

All this has been a pearl.

Ambient sound, and... the city.

An outdoor album?

And after that, I think, then you bring in the violin and cello.

And because you're willing to hang around for some asshole

And besides, any daughter who dresses like that

And five lollipops, one for each of us.

And I probably won't be able to get back to you at all, ever.

And I think it's incredible, and is it...

And I turn into a...

And I'll call you either way tomorrow. OK?

And I'm... l'm just finding it a bit hard to adjust.

And if I could somehow say something or do anything

And if it's OK with you, I was wondering

And if it's OK with you, I was wondering if you'd like her

And it becomes this tribute to this beautiful,

And l just felt sorry for you being away from that.

And let me play your demo to my partner.

And let you settle in first and get used to everything?

And Malcolm and Rachel... everyone. Come on.

And next day, her bags are all packed,

And no matter how hard he tries,

And no, I'm not just walking away because of a bump in the road!

And now, you know, you've... you've come back and...

And rolling.

And she came back to New York on a bus?

And she just comes outwith it, first off. Whole story.

And she never heard from him again. I move into another bedroom.

And she was out there fucking some other guy,

And so, I go to the airport to pick her up,

And tell their partners that they'd fallen in love

And the road is long,

And then distribution, I mean, it's not gonna go in stores,

And then I spilled a little on my pant leg.

And we can look into people's windows, which is always fun.

And we changed the way that things were gonna be done, man.

And we're telling Violet what's gonna happen.

And which one of them has come in? Which one?

And with the right team behind you to push you and guide you

And you have a... you have a wonderful project here.

And you share it, and a pack of matches, all right?

And you think you're Carole fucking King?

And you'll go straight to the top.

And you're only as strong as your next move.

And you've opened the whole thing up again, and I think, actually, I think...

And, uh, you're a determined artist,

And... I missed it on the first listen, but I don't want to miss it again.

Anticipating the next groove.

Apparently the entire world.

Are all the songs as good as that one?

Are older boys who want to fuck her.

Are you really an A&R man? You look more like a homeless man.

Are you serious? Are you listening to this? Really?

Are you the happiest couple ever? Or did you... break up after a month

Arguing about our, um... our albums.

As Time Goes By]

At Jay Street, the next uptown train...

Attention, due to a signal malfunction

Babe, who the fuck do you think you are?

Baby, you've been living with a rock star.

Bands doing audio commentary on their own music

Bang, boom. Thunder, lightning.

Because I do.

Because I started an independent record label

Because I was having a fucking nervous breakdown,

Because I'm sick of this city, and I want to go back to Uni.

Because I'm some sort of selfish, depressed prick,

Because... you need a desk, a live room and soundproofing.

Becoming increasingly more and more rare to me.

Been on the underground, looking for that new sound.

Behind everything, you know, so l just thought...

Believe me, I know. I know you better than anybody.

Biggest fridge I've ever seen.

Billy there is social media.

Bump in the road? I left that relationship

But don't you think that look's a little passé?

But he wants you to think it's his penis.

But he's on time.

But if you know someone like that, I mean...

But in the meantime, I'd really like you to listen to this. So yes?

But it doesn't leave much to the imagination, you know?

But it is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite films,

But we're just gonna have to find a way to...

But you got to do whatever it takes and get people in to see your shows,

But...

Bye.

Bye.

Calling reinforcements.

Can I, Dad?

Check it out. I got Troublegum to tweet out the album.

Chinatown. Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

Come back here. Don't you walk away from me, man.

Come give me a hug. I don't know you, but...

Come in a little bit more gradually.

Come in whenever you want, you know? You can wait.

Come on and check it out. Your boyfriend just won a Music Gong.

Come on, babe.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Come on, you can... you can share with me. I'm no stranger to misery.

Come on. I insist.

Come on. Just come. It'll be fun.

Come on. Yeah. So pretty.

Come to the Gramercy.

Completely won me over.

Dad, let's go.

Dan Mulligan. Born 1966.

Dan!

Dan.

Dan. Dan!

Did I say 15?

Did I say you were 15? I meant you were 14.

Did Mim go with you? On tour?

Did you see the bed? I made that bed.

Did you... did you write on the film with him?

Do me a favor, all right? Don't tell your mom I lost my job today.

Do you have MySpace or Facebook or anything?

Do you want a tea?

Do you want to put your head this end or this end?

Doing some guitar on this, this should be a family affair.

Don't bother her. Don't bother her.

Don't say it like a posh English girl,

Don't worry about me, it's just the husband taking a shower.

Don't you know anything about your father?

Don't. Don't become this, like,

Done something to his face.

Done.

Down a track on every long shot

Especially seeing as how much she obviously wants you around.

Even before the film came along.

Everybody, this is, uh... this is Miriam.

Everything you see around here, this crib, these cars,

Fat Jimmy, did you get that down?

Fine.

For him, of course.

For my pleasure and for my cat.

For Once In My Life]

Force of habit. lf I look homeless, it's because I practically am.

Four

Fresh prospects, let's hear it. What do you got for me?

From music.

Fuck him. We don't need a demo. Let's... let's record an album.

Fuck it. Let's do this the old fashioned way.

Fuck, man. Fuck that shit.

Fuck!

Fuck.

Fuck.

Get a hot shit producer. Get a couple session musicians, dial the thing out.

Get fucking out of my car.

Get fucking out of my car.

Get up!

Give me anything, a song, a hook, anything I can work with.

Go.

God may not always be on our time,

God...

Goddamn, how do people drink that?

Good luck on the rest of your album.

Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

Good night.

Gretta, would you come up here, please?

Gretta, would you come up here, please?

Gretta, you're a very smart young woman,

Guys, can we... Sorry. Can we take five?

H9)'

H9)'

H9)'

Have a great day.

Have a talk with God.

He choked. He got on the airplane,

He has the studio for three months, and then we go on tour,

He has to play it to his partner first. So we'll see.

He just looks a dick!

He knows that you're there. He's just hedging his bets.

He wants to look like the guy who doesn't realize... l've grown a beard.

He's been playing violin since he was five years old.

He's never gonna be able to make a woman happy.

He's not ignoring you. You're beautiful.

He's out of your league?

He's saying, Look, it's a guitar, but it's not.

Headed A&R department at Island Records for two years.

Hell, yeah. That's what it's for, babe.

Hello, everyone.

Her teachers are really worried about her.

Here you go.

Hey, babe? Hey.

Hey, can...

Hey, guys!

Hey, I... I'm sorry. Are you, um... You're Dave Kohl.

Hey, look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Hey, Potsy, did you, uh... did you read about the dog?

Hey, this is Dave Kohl.

Hey, we should do a bunch of these.

Hey, you should come and sing on a track.

Hey! There he is. Big Dave.

Hey. Give me a bourbon. Hurry up.

Hey. I'm back in New York for a gig.

Hi.

Hi. I'm Jill. I work in hospitality at the label.

His hair, his sunglasses. He changes his look every decade.

Hold my hand, baby, come on. Now, how can I help you, brother?

How could he fire me when I set the whole fucking thing up?

How do you get someone to notice you're ignoring them if they're ignoring you?

How everyone's just falling in love with what you created.

How great are these guys? I love them.

How old did you say I was?

How sweet is this girl? I love that.

I am fucking out of here.

I am gonna shoot this because you have to play that

I am not saying that you can't be

I bought it. I picked it out.

I can't sing. I can play a bit of guitar,

I cannot believe what he's done with your songs.

I could've taken that guy, just didn't want to make a scene.

I defy you not to dance to this song.

I didn't come from a signing tonight. I haven't signed anybody in seven years.

I didn't mean about the fathers bit. You make a very good father.

I didn't realize I'd grown a beard the size of my neck.

I do it in one straight, like, one straight luge.

I do.

I do. Mom thought it would be a good idea. I was acting strange.

I don't have time for this shit, man.

I don't know if it's about you, but it's definitely for you.

I don't know if she can play guitar well enough to play on a track.

I don't know what to say.

I don't know. Um, Lost Stars?

I don't really know you.

I don't remember if you take sugar or...

I don't think that's cheesy. I think that sounds like a phenomenal song.

I don't think we said more than two words to each other the whole night.

I don't want to embarrass her. What if she can't play?

I don't want your label to release my album.

I don't... I... I'm a kid. I don't have any money on me.

I fucking love Randy Newman. OK? You got me on that.

I got my own shit going on, all right?

I got your singing message. I have to see you.

I guess.

I have all my suits here.

I hear you. Just...

I just had no idea you were that talented.

I just kind of hung around here.

I just... I have to see it through.

I know you can. That's what's worrying me.

I know you do.

I know you got a lot of shit to prove. Right?

I know. He's amazing.

I know. It makes sense.

I like her.

I like this idea.

I lose my shit a little bit.

I love you.

I loved him like a fool.

I mean, I just didn't know.

I mean, musicians, for the most part, are pretty much monosyllabic teenagers

I mean, she obviously really needs her father around.

I mean, that's the sound we're after is from the movie, right?

I mean, that's up to you.

I mean, you have to be really sure that you actually like him, you know.

I mustn't. I can't.

I need musicians. I need a bass player and a drummer.

I need to go home.

I need to... I need to contemplate that.

I need you to be quiet for five minutes.

I put a lot of time and effort into that relationship,

I realized that nobody on Earth in their right mind

I think I got a meeting here.

I think I need to listen to it again.

I think I'm angry. I think I...

I think I'm gonna have to go. Um, take that.

I think I'm just thinking for this specifically...

I think I'm mad at you 'cause it's so good

I think it sounds like a song you should write right now.

I think it would be a good idea if you'd come up and sing one of your songs.

I think it's a great way to generate revenue for the company.

I think it's good.

I think it's... I love it,

I think she'll be OK.

I think you should get it remixed.

I think you should get it remixed.

I think you're really gonna like the apartment.

I think...

I thought there was no hope.

I thought this was sort of sexy, it's American Apparel.

I vault. I vault.

I want it to just become a whole different kind of song.

I want it to just become a whole different kind of song.

I want to make records with you.

I want to... I want to produce you.

I was drinking my ass off standing on a subway platform

I was inspired in LA.

I was just going to the car...

I was so busy lost inside myself writing music,

I will. OK, where's...

I wish I could've thought of that. What do you want me to do?

I wrote a new song.

I wrote it as a... as a ballad, and... I don't know,

I... I'm gonna split. I'll see you tomorrow morning.

I... What?

I... You know, I told you, I write songs from time to time.

I'll come back, I'll find your fucking head in the oven. Come with me.

I'll come, maybe.

I'll give you one cigarette for each of you to smoke

I'll give you strings, but we definitely need piano.

I'll record you. I'll produce you.

I'm a bit taken aback by this. This is incredible.

I'm a producer 'cause I don't play bass, baby.

I'm being fucking horrendous right now, which is exactly why I need to, um...

I'm coming back for that. That's mine.

I'm getting... I'm taking my client list. I'm out of here, man.

I'm gonna give them a ride home.

I'm gonna go play that for Saul, see if we can get a deal.

I'm gonna go, 'cause it's all a bit much.

I'm gonna have a little talk with God, all right.

I'm gonna play some songs down at this open mic night.

I'm gonna sound quite cheesy over it.

I'm gonna wing it. I'll wing it.

I'm gonna write a song.

I'm joking. Yeah, I was serious.

I'm just gonna take a moment to talk with Dan for a minute.

I'm just... I...

I'm like, Hello, we used to be a team. What happened?

I'm not into it, it's a little undercooked for me.

I'm really happy to be here and more than happy

I'm sleeping on a shitty mattress in some shitty apartment,

I'm sorry, wait a minute. Um, do you play bass?

I'm sorry, you're right.

I'm sorry. I'm being a bitch.

I'm sorry. My bad.

I'm taking my art, then. That's it, I'm taking the art.

I'm... I'm just tagging along on this.

I've been celebrating all weekend, I signed a band and we got carried away.

I've been practicing this speech into a shampoo bottle

I've got to say, as I've gotten older, these pearls are just...

I've got to tell you, these people get married to it.

I've had the tour.

If he follows his dreams.

If I could just add one more.

If it doesn't work out, I will personally pay to change your ticket.

If it might be OK if she came up here and sang a song.

If we could just continue this conversation right now.

If you feel like it, do it, OK?

In the right direction and maybe hire a producer to remix a couple tracks,

In the shower my entire life. Yeah...

Is done.

Is so fucking lame, Saul, and you know it.

It didn't matter, but now that he does,

It doesn't matter, you have to get over this.

It is, but, you know, isn't that what music is about?

It just happened. I...

It sort of is, isn't it?

It was a train... actually.

It was like a war zone. Hookers, crack...

It would be a really fucking bad idea.

It's 7:00am. Good morning, New York, and welcome to

It's a family business. It's like the Jackson Five.

It's always gonna be fine. We always have been fine.

It's delicate. I really... l just...

It's for anyone who's ever been alone in the city.

It's for, uh, two headphones going into one input.

It's gonna be awesome.

It's gonna be simple. You should come play.

It's good, right?

It's great. No, no, no. I'm not... It's great.

It's just with some label guys. They have an office there.

It's kind of good. It's good.

It's my art. I paid for it.

It's not Jerry Maguire.

It's not too high, is it?

It's not working. You got to go.

It's often a dismount.

It's shit. It's shit!

It's something that helps keep the lights on. It's something.

It's something. It's an idea.

It's... amazing, Gretta.

It's... it's our song.

Just about every living human being follows him.

Just give me the money to make the demo. I'll take her into the studio.

Just tell me what it is. Help me.

Just that button right there. Yeah.

Just, you know, keep it simple.

Keep in touch, yeah?

Kind of like Kerouac.

Laptop, Pro Tools, a couple dynamic mics,

Left to cofound indie label Distressed Records

Let me see this for a second.

Let's go.

Let's say an album costs ten dollars a unit.

Let's see.

Listen to me.

Listen to me...

Listen, I was wondering, uh,

Listen, I'm shooting a song down here,

Listen, just come to my label

Little children, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!

Lives in New York with wife, music journalist,

Look at you. You've got CDs.

Look what you've got.

Look, I just...

Look, it's going to be easy. Let her do it.

Look, l guess I'll see you in a while.

Looking for stardom, but really, thank you.

Looking like... l... like... Jodie Foster from Taxi Driver?

Lost Stars]

Ls it about... It's about me? It's not about your other boyfriend, right?

Ls that OK? Yeah?

Make a tape, and we'll get back to you.

Maybe he just never told you about them.

Maybe it'll go away. Maybe it'll fade.

Maybe the kids are right. Maybe music should be free anyway.

Mim from the label, Mim?

Mim, who we met...

Mim. Maybe you should get Mim to remix it.

Mim...

Mine, too. You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their playlist.

Miriam Hart, and their daughter.

Miriam, thank you. Thank you.

Mm mm.

Mm...

More string than pearls?

Mr. Mulligan.

Music biz couple, you know?

My God, look at all this stuff.

My label's completely lost all faith in me.

MySpace? No, I... No, I don't. l just...

News for you on the lnterwebs.

No girls like her at school. She is distant, and basically,

No one should play bass unless it's this high.

No, a buck is fair, and then, you know, we'll split it evenly between everyone

No, I do really like him.

No, I just think that an A&R man

No, I...

No, I'm sorry, something went down the wrong way.

No, I'm...

No, it is sort of sexy. It's very, very sexy,

No, l just, you know, I think...

No, no, no, it’s just the way you hear it.

No, no, no, no, man. No!

No, no, no, no, no! Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up...

No, no, no, no, no. Too much information.

No, no! Who's next on this delightful journey?

No, thank you for everything.

No, you can't... No, you can't!

No, your song's good. It's you.

No.

No.

No. It's your album.

No. No, I want... I want your immediate reaction.

No. You're entitled.

Now, once this goes out, that's it.

Numerous breakthrough artists. Won two Grammys as producer.

Obviously...

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

Oh my God! Come here.

Oh my God! Oh, Violet!

Oh really? Does he like them?

Oh yeah, we... we appreciate your candor.

Oh, come on. Come on, no one comes to New York and just leaves

Oh, Gretta, come on, this is New York.

Oh, hey. We got to go to LA for a week on Monday.

Oh, man.

Oh, my God. What are we even talking about?

Oh, no, it's real.

Oh, really? And you find that a big surprise

Oh, that's gasoline. I was filling up the car with gasoline,

Oh, would you mind taking a photograph. That'd be so awesome.

Oh, yeah, sure. I mean, if Dave wants.

Oh, yeah.

Oh.

Oh...!

OK, babe. Authenticity.

OK, come on.

OK, dialing.

OK, good. We're going shopping.

OK, hey, OK, two bucks, two bucks each.

OK, let's do it.

OK, like, under the bridge on the Lower East Side.

OK, OK, we got to dance!

OK, ready?

OK, so then... what are you interested in? What are we doing here?

OK, so what happens if it starts raining?

OK, so, I'm quite frightened, 'cause you might find this cheesy,

OK, so, uh...

OK, um...

OK, we're gonna go up here. Just be quiet.

OK, well, good, then who do we get to remix this?

OK, well, we were just... we were...

OK, you play the guitar, 'cause I can't do that when that thing's on.

OK.

OK.

OK.

On one of these songs that I'm recording on Thursday?

On Saturday. Please.

Once I press this, that's it. I'm going to war with my whole business.

One month ago? Mim, Mim?

Only he didn't know it.

Or the... or The Cardigans, back in the day, when they...

Paranormal activity type shit moving through me.

People are going crazy for that here.

People got to change with them, Dan.

People lose sight of who he is, and they don't treat him

Placed in a... in a film, the right film.

Planning how she was gonna start a new life with him

Please don't play it like that.

Please join us. It's a really special song to me, so...

Please, won't you come outwith me tonight?

Pleasure's mine. Hey, you... you got my number, right?

Pop. And have some fun.

Psychiatrist. You have a psychiatrist now?

Rachel, at the top, or... yeah, at the top,

Rachel, Malcolm, Steve.

Randy Newman.

Ready to kill myself, and then I heard your song.

Really?

Really? OK, so this is obviously not anything about the album.

Right this way. Thank you, Marco.

Right, man. OK.

Rolling Stone.

Rowing boats in the lake in Central Park.

Same in publishing... it's a buck for a book.

Samurais used to drink it before they went into battle.

Say, l'm in the fucking zone.

See you later, brother Saul.

See you later.

See your vision of this song through.

See?

See? This is fun, right?

Seeing how you let... you let her walk out of the house

She dresses the way she wants to,

She ends up meeting and falling in love with a singer.

She goes to Europe to work on a junket, and, um...

She needs some guidance, for fuck's sake.

She says that affectionately.

She seems to have kind of an attitude problem and...

She. Yes, she seems to.

She's a friend of mine who,

She's at the Manhattan School of Music on a full scholarship.

She's English. She's a little uptight.

She's not just my girlfriend. We're partners almost.

She's terrible at guitar.

She's waiting around for a phone call that never comes,

Shit.

Shit.

Should I have come over in, like, a week or two

Should we toast with that?

Sing it!

Slower.

So are you ready?

So here's the deal. I can't afford to pay you up front,

So I think what I'm wondering is...

So I want to offer you a... a legitimate back end deal.

So I would love for us to try a couple of her songs.

So I'll leave you to it, OK?

So I've been thinking.

So incredibly good.

So nice.

So they're practically giving stuff away. I can record an album here soon.

So this is me. This is where I've been for God knows how long.

So what are we doing here? The music industry is fine.

So where are we going, Mr. A&R Man?

So where do you want to go, the Museum of Natural History?

So who was the cute guy? The one in the blue shirt.

So why did you give me your card?

So why don't you?

So, how was touring?

So, probably want to catch up on your sleep before then.

So, uh, Gretta, you're gonna play guitar on a track or two, I hope, right?

So, uh, your fridge in here is stocked with food.

So, um, I think seeing as we've got Violet

So, what do you want to do with it, then?

So...

So... what have you been up to?

Sorry, didn't you see what just happened up there?

Sorry, I didn't... No. I... I love your songs.

Sorry, what's beauty got to do with anything?

Sorry? No, you were saying? Me with a cardigan on? Norah Jones?

Standing up there like a tomboy. I don't mean to be offensive,

Still a shit idea. It didn't age well.

Stop it! Leave it there.

Stop it. All right?

Take your time. I'm not going anywhere.

Tell me about it. I'm becoming Dave Kohl's girlfriend back home.

Telling an artist how they should dress or come across is total bullshit.

Ten years ago, man, you would've shit on that idea.

Thank you so much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very, very much. This is Gretta, my girlfriend.

Thank you, Gretta. Thanks very much. Thanks for coming in.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. We should have a toast right now.

Thank... Thank you.

Thanks for a really normal day, Dad.

Thanks for coming in, guys.

Thanks to you, thanks to you.

Thanks very much.

Thanks.

Thanks.

That asshole is gonna give you a deal, babe.

That crushed me. You...

That is fucking bullshit.

That is such a crock of shit. You were back there judging me.

That isn't alcohol.

That music is about ears, not eyes.

That was New Year's Eve, and we were married two months later.

That would undo what I did to us, then...

That's actually a terrible album name.

That's an alarming thing to hear the head of a record company say.

That's an alarming thing to hear the head of a record company say.

That's exactly why you need to come with me.

That's impressive. How do you get up there?

That's it? No overdubs? Nothing?

That's it's not just that he's the guy at school to be seen with.

That's not too high for a bass. Exactly.

That's right! What's not to like?

That's so exciting.

That's some song you got there. I promise you it could be a big hit.

That's the best I can do right now, bro.

That's the whole album for a dollar.

That's what I love about music.

The arrangement was that they were gonna come back

The artist gets a dollar.

The Berlin... Recordings.

The first thing they ask is if I know your boyfriend.

The funny thing about this is that I'd throw that fucking record into the ocean

The kid that you pick up once a month and decide

The only people who want to hang outwith her

The pair were responsible for discovering

The reaction to it, the energy in the room just changes.

The rest of the gang you'll meet, spend time with.

The second hour of Potsy and Andy in the Morning!

The way you just played it.

The world's first Jag mobile recording studio...

Then we'll take a tour around the studio.

Then you can hear what I'm hearing, and then you can tell me to fuck myself.

There are two sets of keys on the table in there.

There it is! There it is!

There's a guitar right there, so... you know, if you're here, please...

There's a lot of embarrassing, very guilty pleasures in there.

There's also pilot season right now.

There's more of a dynamic of...

These people know that they are sitting behind those desks

They fall in love with the music, they fall in love with the lights,

They fall in love with the road, the chicks, all that shit.

They want me to meet this video director guy.

They're all because of him, and I don't ever forget that.

They're artists. They're great...

They're suddenly turned into these...

Thirty seconds after you're gone,

This is a really good choice!

This is fantastic. You got a great record.

This is good. This is good!

This is Gretta.

This is Gretta. She's the songwriter I was telling you about.

This is Malcolm. Malcolm is a child prodigy.

This is the actual size of my penis.

This is the only present I want.

This is what I want to talk about. OK?

This is your driver's number and my cell phone number. I'll leave that here.

This moment is a pearl, Gretta.

This movie is selling out all over town.

This place is a shit hole.

Those kids are gonna be all over this track.

To accompany Dave on a couple of tracks.

To get my head around it...

To get my head around it...

To get to the pearls.

To sleep. I have a plane to catch tomorrow.

Top of the Empire State Building.

Touring was amazing, grueling, punishing,

Uh, call me. Please call me.

Uh, it just proves that a guy from nowhere can actually make it

Uh, ladies and gentlemen, I have a friend here tonight.

Uh, let's... let's talk more. I really appreciate you...

Uh, so this next song was actually given to me

Uh, yeah. So it's a very special song... we're gonna do her arrangement of it.

Um, hi.

Um, I mean, the album, it doesn't have any overhead,

Um...

Um... It's for anyone who's ever been alone in the city.

Unless I'm drunk, in which... in which case I...

Until you started to sing.

Very active on the hip hop scene in New York in the early '90s,

Was she in LA with you?

Was there bad traffic?

We could take the whole gang. You know?

We definitely need piano. Like, fill in the guitar underneath.

We don't... we don't make demos.

We get you a look and a killer video,

We got to dance.

We have an arrangement.

We haven't ran like that since you were little. That was good.

We just finished mastering the record in LA.

We just, um... we saw your film the other day. I so love your songs in it.

We need musicians. Terminally, miserably bored musicians.

We need to talk, man.

We need vision, not gimmicks.

We put the album out, we sell it for...?

We walked all over the city listening to her CD player.

We'll get somebody young to produce it.

We'll have totally forgotten you were ever here.

We're going to my partner to play him your music. Got your demo?

We're gonna do this for five bucks

We're gonna play a game, OK?

We're gonna play a song that is impossible to not dance to.

We're gonna use it! It's gonna be genius.

We're prospectors, man, we're investors.

We're very glad that you like it. So...

Well, for starters, stop dressing like you're totally easy.

Well, I mean, he didn't look out of your league.

Well, I reached out to some of my studio connects in LA,

Well, that'd be cool.

Well, then you have to find a way to get him to ask you out.

Were you serious last night about signing me?

What about you? What do you think?

What are you doing?

What are you looking for, man?

What are you talking about? They signed to us.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

What do you think? It's good.

What does that mean?

What dreams? We never had those dreams.

What if he doesn't answer?