Hip-hop star - will.i.am -real name William Adams - is so dedicated to creating new songs he has turned his home into a recording studio by installing recording equipment in every room of his $7 million Hollywood mansion.

William Adams's music house

will.i.am told Britain's The Times newspaper: "It's not really a house, it's a studio. There are microphones and places I can plug in everywhere, a wireless controller, so I record from anywhere.
"And I can log on from anywhere in the world, so even if I'm in London or Tokyo, I can still be making music."
The producer claims The Black Eyed Peas - of which 'London Bridge' singer Fergie is a member - didn't set out to make hit records, but to send out a political message.