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There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what, for me, is inexpressible by any other means.

I know, deep down, that what makes my music what it is are my words. It always starts from me wanting to say something. Once I've run out of things to say, I'll be done.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

In our world, as artists, the only time I'm allowed to express myself is through song.

If I can sit down at my keyboard and have a melody that says something that I can't with words, that's a really beautiful thing.

You know when a song has a melody or some kind of element that affects you, and that is what I am trying to go for.

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it's like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.