"We did 'Fever' because that was one of my favorite songs," said Elliott,
"We actually did the song before [Beyoncé] even got this movie. We did it when she was working on 'Goldmember.' She happened to be at the studio one day, and I just came up with the idea. And she just went in the booth and started singing. Then she got this movie, and it seemed perfect."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458988/damon-elliott-gives-beyonce-fever.jhtml
Did you pick an instrument at an early age?
I picked up a lot of instruments at an early age. But I never got great. I got good. I'm a pretty good drummer. I'm pretty good on the keyboards. Me, I'm more of an electronics guy. I'll pick up a vacuum cleaner and plug it in and hear a frequency that I can use as a snare. I'm weird like that. In the Destiny's Child song, "Sexy Daddy," which I did for their Survivor album, the bass part is actually a vacuum cleaner. I called Mathew and asked, "Do I have to call Hoover and clear the rights to use this?" (laughs).
http://www.ascap.com/playback/2002/december/damonelliott.aspx