Colleagues discussed possible collaborations simply for the interest of the ideas and the difference that they would make in the social world rather than what they would gain from collaborating.
Click here to watch In between picking up all of the awards, the French duo and super producer (and his huge hat) were performing one of the most anticipated collaborations of the night.
John Legend is on your new album, Piece By Piece, and you've done other collaborations.
As much as it highlights African music, it's also about the collaborations between African musicians and other musicians that makes it special.
In the past it's made a big impact creatively for me, being able to see many brilliant people at work, and there are always collaborations after Africa Express due to those people you get to meet.
He and Boyle famously fell out when, following their collaborations on Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and A Life Less Ordinary, Boyle cast Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach rather than McGregor.
Tensions between the two led to a split in 1982, by which time Louis's association with Jones had already led to collaborations with Jackson, for whom Jones was producer.
It was produced by Joseph Janni, to whom Schlesinger acknowledged a major debt, in the first of their six collaborations.
KB: You could talk about product ranges, new collaborations or gaining access to new markets, but I think the real highlight is when you can see that you are selling a product and it really makes a difference.
We knew to expect the unexpected, but even so, the exciting hybrids that grew from these collaborations surprised us with their ingenuity and diversity.
Bad news: the hits have all been collaborations, which will make for a messy discography.
