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I consider myself very lucky indeed to have had the career I have. I listen to the radio now and you can't tell artists apart.

I don't think I'm a great singer myself. I'm all right. I've worked with different writers, different producers... I've just been blessed with the caliber of people I've been able to work with.

I'm a very lucky guy. I get to write music that I love, and lo and behold, people seem to really like it. I know how fortunate I am.

I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.

You know, I've always said, I've never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I've always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs.

I've been very lucky. I've written for most of my idols and the contemporaries.

I'm not the best singer in the world, but the albums have always been personal. They're stories about me and what I'm going through.

Where I'm fortunate and why I think I've thrived and survived, through the not having albums out every year-and-a-half, is not taking the songs lightly and trying to make sure I've got consistency.

Every time I went into the studio, I always sung with my heart. If it came out as strong, as good, as powerful as that to my fans, then I was satisfied. I never slacked. I always did all the songs the same way as the first.

There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have.