- Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black has described music streaming royalty rates as terrible, revealing that songwriters receive paltry financial compensation despite billions of hits.
- Black, who co-wrote five James Bond themes, recalled that producer Harry Saltzman initially tried to reject Diamonds Are Forever for being too suggestive.
- The 88-year-old lyricist revealed he would be thrilled to write a sixth Bond theme, though he expects producers to choose a current pop star like Harry Styles or Taylor Swift.
- Reflecting on his early career, Black recalled managing singer Matt Monro for From Russia with Love and earning his first 007 payout in the 1960s.
- Black noted that details regarding the next James Bond film and Daniel Craig's successor are being treated like Fort Knox with total secrecy.
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