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It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

My audience is a huge part of my success, so I see us as a team. They send me tons of song requests every day. Some of the songs I've never heard before, but I listen to them and then pick the ones that I love.

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got to make them think that you're one of them sitting out there with them too. They've got to be able to relate to what you're doing.

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.

You make your music, then you try to find whatever audience is out there for it.

As a songwriter, that's really what you hope for - to make that connection with your audience.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people.

It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me, to have people sing along to your songs.